Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtnetlink: Handle IFLA_MASTER parameter when processing rtnl_newlink

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:57:53 -0800

On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:23:46 +1300
Theuns Verwoerd <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Allow a master interface to be specified as one of the parameters when
> creating a new interface via rtnl_newlink.  Previously this would
> require invoking interface creation, waiting for it to complete, and
> then separately binding that new interface to a master.
> 
> In particular, this is used when creating a macvlan child interface for
> VRRP in a VRF configuration, allowing the interface creator to specify
> directly what master interface should be inherited by the child,
> without having to deal with asynchronous complications and potential
> race conditions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Theuns Verwoerd <[email-masked]>

Thanks it came through without modification by email client or server this time.