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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtnetlink: make SR-IOV VF interface symmetric
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 08:59:36 -0700
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On Fri, 14 May 2010 20:14:16 -0700
Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org> wrote:

> Now we have a set of nested attributes:
> 
>   IFLA_VFINFO_LIST (NESTED)
>     IFLA_VF_INFO (NESTED)
>       IFLA_VF_MAC
>       IFLA_VF_VLAN
>       IFLA_VF_TX_RATE
> 
> This allows a single set to operate on multiple attributes if desired.
> Among other things, it means a dump can be replayed to set state.
> 
> The current interface has yet to be released, so this seems like
> something to consider for 2.6.34.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org
> ---

iproute2 update please?

Also I would really like documentation on this.


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