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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: Add fib rules at vrf device create
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From: David Ahern <dsa@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:05:06 -0700

> On 12/9/15 1:13 PM, David Miller wrote:
>> The new attributes make things more complex, because ever _VALID_ tool
>> much accomodate the existing situation and be able to perform all of
>> the commands above if they are executed on an older kernel.
>>
>> So the new attributes make things worse, not better.
> 
> Dave, how does this make it more complex - beyond the complexity of
> giving a user choices?

You keep creating situations where the user has to do the whole thing
anyways, to accomodate older kernels that don't have the new attributes.

That's complexity.

Just write a script already...