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Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip-xfrm: add pcpu-num support
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To: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>,
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On 10/30/25 5:51 PM, Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> With the netlink specs project, it's also maybe less attractive?
> (netlink spec for ipsec is also on my todo list and I've given
> it a look, ipxfrm conversion is probably easier)
> 

That is an interesting question. I guess it depends on the long term
expectations for the tooling. There is a lot to like about the specs.
Does Red Hat include the commands in recent RHEL releases? ie., do we
know of it gaining traction in the more "popular" OS releases?