From: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
To: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devel@linuxdriverproject.org,
apw@canonical.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 08/14] Tools: hv: Gather DNS information
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:27:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120817182721.GA7747@aepfle.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120817173209.GA29217@decadent.org.uk>
On Fri, Aug 17, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 09:51:09AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 06:32:19PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > Now, gather DNS information. Invoke an external script (that can be
> > > distro dependent) to gather the DNS information.
> >
> > Where is that script? Why a script, this really isn't in a standard
> > method for all Linux distros? If not, why not work to do that like the
> > freedesktop.org people have done for other system configuration items?
>
> I suggested using the Network Manager D-Bus API. That obviously
> isn't going to work everywhere, but it seems to cover the same simple
> cases that this hypervisor-guest interface allows for.
If its not going to work everywhere how can it be the solution?
The script in turn can do whatever it takes, which includes NM. However
NM (in its current state) shouldnt be thrown at everyone and everything.
Olaf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-17 18:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-17 1:31 [PATCH V3 00/14] drivers: hv: kvp K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 01/14] Drivers: hv: kvp: Support the new IP injection messages K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 02/14] Tools: hv: Prepare to expand kvp_get_ip_address() functionality K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 03/14] Tools: hv: Further refactor kvp_get_ip_address() K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 04/14] Tools: hv: Gather address family information K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 05/14] Tools: hv: Gather subnet information K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 06/14] Tools: hv: Represent the ipv6 mask using CIDR notation K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 07/14] Tools: hv: Gather ipv[4,6] gateway information K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 08/14] Tools: hv: Gather DNS information K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 16:51 ` Greg KH
2012-08-17 16:55 ` Greg KH
2012-08-17 17:07 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-17 17:17 ` Greg KH
2012-08-17 21:41 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-17 17:32 ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-17 17:38 ` Greg KH
2012-08-17 17:51 ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-17 17:55 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-17 17:46 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-17 18:27 ` Olaf Hering [this message]
2012-08-17 18:44 ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-17 18:53 ` Olaf Hering
2012-08-22 8:50 ` Andy Whitcroft
2012-08-22 15:45 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 09/14] Tools: hv: Gather DHCP information K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 10/14] Tools: hv: Implement the KVP verb - KVP_OP_SET_IP_INFO K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 11/14] Tools: hv: Rename the function kvp_get_ip_address() K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 12/14] Tools: hv: Implement the KVP verb - KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 13/14] Tools: hv: Get rid of some unused variables K. Y. Srinivasan
2012-08-17 1:32 ` [PATCH V3 14/14] Tools: hv: Correctly type string variables K. Y. Srinivasan
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