From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net: ipv6: Improve user experience with multipath routes Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:06:16 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20170124.110616.2098461870069191491.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1484892626-14257-1-git-send-email-dsa@cumulusnetworks.com> <90d6fdce-7780-b864-0e89-db262dec6fa1@cumulusnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: dsa@cumulusnetworks.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([184.105.139.130]:47910 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750714AbdAXQGg (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:06:36 -0500 In-Reply-To: <90d6fdce-7780-b864-0e89-db262dec6fa1@cumulusnetworks.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: David Ahern Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:31:44 -0700 > BTW, I am in favor of not requiring a user API for this but just > doing it. I can't imagine anyone working with multipath routes not > wanting the efficiency of the RTA_MULTIPATH attribute. These patches > require an API only because of the rule not to break userspace. If > we conclude to just do it without an API, the multipath_add and > multipath_del need to be modified to only send a notification once > at the end of the actions. After some consideration, I agree. Please repost this series without the new netlink knob. Thanks.