Re: namespace support requires network modules to say "GPL"

Jiri Slaby [off-list ref] writes:

On 12/02/2007 12:13 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:

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Mark Lord [off-list ref] writes:

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Fine.  But all of them want to call sk_alloc(),

network drivers should be calling sk_alloc less then they should
call dev_get_by_XXXX.  Only protocols call sk_alloc.

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and many want to do register_netdev().

I haven't even touched register_netdev.

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So what should they be using there ?

What are you having problems with?

It is hard to answer specific questions without a context.

VMware vmnet.

With a quick glance in that direction it appears to the result
of a design bug in vmnet that they call sk_alloc at all, and someone
seems to have found a work around in vmnet for this situation.

My gut feel is that vmware should just use tun or tap (whichever
is the appropriate one), and be done with it.

Eric