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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 0/5] netns: allow to identify peer netns
Le 23/09/2014 21:26, Andy Lutomirski a écrit :
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:20 AM, Nicolas Dichtel
> <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> wrote:
>> The goal of this serie is to be able to multicast netlink messages with an
>> attribute that identify a peer netns.
>> This is needed by the userland to interpret some informations contained in
>> netlink messages (like IFLA_LINK value, but also some other attributes in case
>> of x-netns netdevice (see also
>> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/315933/focus=316064 and
>> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/28301/focus=4239)).
>>
>> Ids are stored in the parent user namespace. These ids are valid only inside
>> this user namespace. The user can retrieve these ids via a new netlink messages,
>> but only if peer netns are in the same user namespace.
>
> What about the parent / ancestors of the owning userns? Can processes
> in those usernses see any form of netns id?
With this serie no. I'm not sure if ancestors really needs to be able to
get these ids. What is your opinion?
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