From: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] [IPv4]: FIB configuration using struct fib_config
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 01:11:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060808231102.GT14627@postel.suug.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060808194600.996388029@postel.suug.ch>
* Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> 2006-08-08 00:00
> Introduces struct fib_config replacing the ugly struct kern_rta
> prone to ordering issues. Avoids creating faked netlink messages
> for auto generated routes or requests via ioctl.
>
> A new interface net/nexthop.h is added to help navigate through
> nexthop configuration arrays.
>
> Since the netlink source pid of the requesting process is stored
> in fib_config, it is no longer required to pass netlink_skb_parms
> all along just for event notification.
Hold on with this patch, netlink pid handling for netlink events
is completely inconsistent. I want to figure out the right way
to do it first.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-08-08 23:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-08-08 19:38 [PATCHSET] IPv4 FIB configuration rework Thomas Graf
2006-08-07 22:00 ` [PATCH 1/3] [IPv4]: FIB configuration using struct fib_config Thomas Graf
2006-08-08 23:11 ` Thomas Graf [this message]
2006-08-08 23:12 ` David Miller
2006-08-07 22:00 ` [PATCH 2/3] [IPv4]: Convert FIB dumping to use new netlink api Thomas Graf
2006-08-07 22:00 ` [PATCH 3/3] [IPv4]: Convert route get to " Thomas Graf
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2006-08-15 14:57 [PATCHSET] IPv4 FIB configuration conversions Thomas Graf
2006-08-14 22:00 ` [PATCH 1/3] [IPv4]: FIB configuration using struct fib_config Thomas Graf
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