Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v2 0/4] net: bridge / ip optimizations for virtual net backends

From: Ian Campbell
Date: Wed Feb 19 2014 - 04:48:40 EST


On Tue, 2014-02-18 at 11:43 -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>
> New motivation: removing IPv4 and IPv6 from the backend interfaces can
> save up a lot of boiler plate run time code, triggers from ever taking
> place, and simplifying the backend interaces. If there is no use for
> IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces why do we have them? Note: I have yet to test
> the NAT case.

I think you need to do that test that before you can unequivocally state
that there is no use for IPv4/6 interfaces here.

Ian.

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