Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] ip link: Do not call ll_name_to_index when creating a new link

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 08:21:22 -0700

On Fri, 18 May 2018 17:40:05 -0600
David Ahern <[email-masked]> wrote:

> On 5/18/18 4:08 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > 
> > What about just pushing the lookup down to the leaf functions that need it?
> >   
> 
> That should work as well. You want to re-send a formal patch?
> 

I just pushed it up as a formal patch (with your text).