Re: [PATCHv5 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces

[David Miller]

From: Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed,  8 Feb 2017 13:37:09 -0800

> 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.
> 
> These patches are tested on x86 platform.

I get rejects on patch #7 when I try to apply this to net-next,
please respin.