Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 1/4] rtnetlink: implement setting of master device

From: Patrick McHardy <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:25:19 +0100

On 16.02.2011 15:39, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:18:44PM CET, [email-masked] wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:31:06 +0100
>> Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> This patch allows userspace to enslave/release slave devices via netlink
>>> interface using IFLA_MASTER. This introduces generic way to add/remove
>>> underling devices.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]>
>>
>> But, setting master means something different for each type of device?
> 
> Why isn't correct to use master also for bridge? It had no meaning there.

In fact the bridge netlink family uses IFLA_MASTER for exactly
the same purpose.