Messages in this thread | | | From | "Grandhi, Sainath" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCHv6 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces | Date | Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:41:03 +0000 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: David Miller [mailto:davem@davemloft.net] > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 6:00 PM > To: Grandhi, Sainath <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; mahesh@bandewar.net; linux- > kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by > other virtual intefaces > > From: Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> > Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:03:45 -0800 > > > Tap character devices can be implemented on other virtual interfaces > > like ipvlan, similar to macvtap. Source code for tap functionality in > > macvtap can be re-used for this purpose. > > > > This patch series splits macvtap source into two modules, macvtap and tap. > > This patch series also includes a patch for implementing tap character > > device driver based on the IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap. > > > > These patches are tested on x86 platform. > > Series applied, thanks. Thanks David. May I know an approximate timeline, when your branch would be merged into linux?
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