[PATCHv1 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces

[Sainath Grandhi]

Tap character devices can be implemented on other virtual interfaces like
ipvlan, similar to macvtap. Source code for tap functionality in macvtap 
can be re-used for this purpose.

This patch series splits macvtap source into two modules, macvtap and tap.
This patch series also includes a patch for implementing tap character 
device driver based on the IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap.

Sainath Grandhi (7):
  TAP: Refactoring macvtap.c
  TAP: Renaming tap related APIs, data structures,  macros
  TAP: Tap character device creation/destroy API
  TAP: Abstract type of virtual interface from tap implementation
  TAP: Extending tap device create/destroy APIs
  TAP: tap as an independent module
  IPVTAP: IP-VLAN based tap driver

 drivers/net/Kconfig              |   26 +
 drivers/net/Makefile             |    2 +
 drivers/net/ipvlan/Makefile      |    1 +
 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h      |    7 +
 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c |    5 +-
 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c |   37 +-
 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c      |  238 +++++++
 drivers/net/macvlan.c            |    2 +-
 drivers/net/macvtap.c            | 1227 ++----------------------------------
 drivers/net/tap.c                | 1276 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/vhost/net.c              |    3 +-
 include/linux/if_macvlan.h       |    4 +-
 include/linux/if_tap.h           |   63 ++
 13 files changed, 1691 insertions(+), 1200 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap.c
 create mode 100644 include/linux/if_tap.h

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