[Devel] [PATCH 10/12] L2 network namespace: playing with pass-through device

[Dmitry Mishin]

On Tuesday 12 December 2006 17:19, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> Dmitry Mishin wrote:
> 
> >>>> Why do yo need to have a child list and sibling list ?
> >>> Because of the level2<->level3 hierarchy, for example.
> >> This hierarchy doesn't exist with ns->parent ? Do you have an example
> >> when the hierarchy should be used ? I mean when we need to browse from
> >> l2 -> l3 ?
> > For example, to check that new ifaddr is already used by child l3 namespace.
> 
> The devinet isolation does already do that, you can not add a new ifaddr 
> if it already exists. Do you have another example ?
Could devinet isolation provide ifaddrs list with namespaces?
What will be with child namespaces if you decide to destroy parent namespace?
If we decide to destroy them, than how we could get their list?
It is a question of flexibility and easy management.
Why do you want to remove this code? 

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Thanks,
Dmitry.