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

[Eric W. Biederman]

Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 12/02/2007 12:13 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Mark Lord <lkml@xxxxxx> writes:
>>> 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.
>> 
>>> and many want to do register_netdev().
>> 
>> I haven't even touched register_netdev.
>> 
>>> 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
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