From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Benjamin Thery Subject: Re: nets: status of sysfs with netns Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:54:07 +0100 Message-ID: <47DA9F9F.5060502@bull.net> References: <47DA9BEA.9070907@bull.net> <47DA9D71.2010707@openvz.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <47DA9D71.2010707-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: Pavel Emelyanov Cc: Linux Containers , "Eric W. Biederman" List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org Pavel Emelyanov wrote: > Benjamin Thery wrote: >> Eric, Pavel, >> >> I haven't followed everything about the sysfs/netns issue recently and I >> think I have missed some of its recent developments in the past weeks. >> So I'm wondering what is the current status? Is anyone still working on it? > > I'm thinking on it, but have no graceful solution :( Sysfs is a big... > no - HUUUUUUUUUUGE problem. Agreed. >> As several netns patches for IPv4 and IPv6 have already been merged in >> net-2.6.26, it would be great to have the sysfs part also to help people >> who want test netns. >> Right now, it is a pain to boot and test a system with CONFIG_SYSFS=n. >> >> (I know the problem is not trivial and won't be easy to solve. I just >> want to be sure it is not forgotten) > > It is (unfortunately) not. > >> Pavel, I've heard you sent (or have) a patch that prevents sysfs access >> from a "child" netns. A patch that can be a good workaround until we >> have the full thing ready. I can't find it in mailing lists archives, >> can you give some hints about where to find it? :) > > Hm. I haven't had plans to do such things actually. Oh, that explains why I didn't find it :) I must have misunderstood what I heard... > >> Thanks a lot. >> >> Benjamin >> > > > -- B e n j a m i n T h e r y - BULL/DT/Open Software R&D http://www.bull.com