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From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next RFC 0/4] introduce infrastructure for support
 of switch chip datapath
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:24:20 -0400
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On 03/25/14 17:19, Thomas Graf wrote:

>
> Exactly. This is what I meant as well. No change in tools.
>
> It's not just about changing ip link. We have tons of existing
> applications out there using Netlink and they will expect all ports
> visible if they issue RTM_GETLINK with NLM_F_DUMP.
>

Amen Brother.
Linux is the API.
(Ok, I know i am preaching to the choir ..)

cheers,
jamal