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From: chris-SqNQQPNds68nxqbYAscKCQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Net containers config and usage
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:27:39 -0800
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On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 09:50:29AM +0100, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> Guenter Roeck wrote:
> >As far as I recall, if you have sysfs active and use the sysfs patch to
> >let you configure both sysfs and network namespaces, you can only move
> >virtual interfaces into a network namespace.
> >
> >Guenter
> >  
> Ah ! yes, you are right :)
> 
> The current upstream implementation allowing sysfs and netns to coexist 
> together has one restriction, the physical network devices can not be 
> moved if sysfs is enabled in the kernel. This is why Chris can not move 
> the physical network device with this version of the kernel.
> This restriction will be set until the sysfs per namespace is fully 
> supported.
> 
> This restriction does not exist with with the previous kernel version 
> with the sysfs per namespace patchset.
> 
> -- Daniel
> 

Ah, great, thanks to all for your help on this.
Do you have any rough estimate when the support for sysfs per namespace will
be added in the upstream?

Thanks again,
Chris