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From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in
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Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:40 -0500 (EST)
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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen-OTpzqLSitTUnbdJkjeBofR2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800

> Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that
> should just die,
> 
> It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names.
> 
> 	# ifconfig sit0
> 
> which probably several web pages still tell users to do...
> We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just
> baggage.

As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break
it at this point.