Re: [RFC][PATCH -mm take4 2/6] support multiple logging

David Miller
2007-04-26T04:45:49Z

From: Keiichi KII <k-keiichi@bx.jp.nec.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:02:04 +0900

> Stephen Hemminger said "The configuration of netconsole's looks like the
> configuration of routes".
> I think so too.
> So I think ioctl commands for adding/removing port and the following userland
> application like route(8) command by using the ioctl.

Like the route command itself, the route changing ioctl()s are
old deprecated BSD compatible functionality.

All current routing configuration is done using netlink and the 'ip'
utility.