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    dev: advertise the new nsid when the netns iface changes · 6621dd29
    Nicolas Dichtel authored
    x-netns interfaces are bound to two netns: the link netns and the upper
    netns. Usually, this kind of interfaces is created in the link netns and
    then moved to the upper netns. At the end, the interface is visible only
    in the upper netns. The link nsid is advertised via netlink in the upper
    netns, thus the user always knows where is the link part.
    
    There is no such mechanism in the link netns. When the interface is moved
    to another netns, the user cannot "follow" it.
    This patch adds a new netlink attribute which helps to follow an interface
    which moves to another netns. When the interface is unregistered, the new
    nsid is advertised. If the interface is a x-netns interface (ie
    rtnl_link_ops->get_link_net is defined), the nsid is allocated if needed.
    
    CC: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarNicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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