From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] man/tc-mirred: don't recommend modprobe
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:42:07 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240112104207.120c0993@hermes.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZaGDLociGHMaumZY@nanopsycho>
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:21:34 +0100
Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us> wrote:
> >>
> >> You can't add "ifb0" like this, it is created implicitly on module probe
> >> time. Pick a different name.
> >
> >Right.
> >Looks like ifb is behaving differently than other devices.
> >For example, doing modprobe of dummy creates no device.
>
> Older drivers did do this. Bonding modprobe also created bond0 in
> the past. Now it does not. I guess ifb behaviour could be changed as
> well.
In most distros, for bond and dummy, there is this from systemd.conf
options bonding max_bonds=0
options dummy numdummies=0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-01-12 18:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-01-11 19:34 [PATCH iproute2] man/tc-mirred: don't recommend modprobe Stephen Hemminger
2024-01-12 12:44 ` Jiri Pirko
2024-01-12 17:09 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-01-12 18:21 ` Jiri Pirko
2024-01-12 18:42 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
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