Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev_ioctl()
From: David Miller <hidden>
Date: 2018-03-08 17:34:40
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linux-security-module, selinux
From: Stephen Hemminger <redacted> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800
Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that should just die, It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names. # ifconfig sit0 which probably several web pages still tell users to do... We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just baggage.
As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break it at this point.