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On Mon, 2019-07-08 at 19:27 +0200, Michal Kubecek wrote:
> 
> Second reason is that with 8-bit genetlink command/message id, the space
> is not as infinite as it might seem.

FWIW, there isn't really any good reason for this, we have like 16
reserved bits in the genl header.

OTOH, having a LOT of ops will certainly cost space in the kernel
image...

johannes