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From: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@parallels.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] ipvlan: Initial check-in of the IPVLAN driver.
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:57:50 +0400
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>> Maybe introduce some "lock" call for ipvlan device after which no new IP addresses
>> can be assigned? And the configuration would look like
>>
>> 1. create ipvlan
>> 2. move to proper net namespace
>> 3. add addresses
>> 4. lock
>>
>> ?
> Yes. Exporting this "locked" property on the master device so that it
> can be controlled from masters' net-ns. Only thing we have to ensure
> is that both possibilities are allowed i.e. trusted ns where config do
> not need to be locked as well as untrusted/hostile ns where one can
> lock it down. However this is a future enhancement and if your
> implementation idea is different than this concept; we can discuss it
> at the time of implementation.

Sure. It's not a wish for the very first version of the set, it can
be added later.

Thanks,
Pavel