Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> Benjamin Thery wrote:
>> Eric, Pavel,
>>
>> I haven't followed everything about the sysfs/netns issue recently and I 
>> think I have missed some of its recent developments in the past weeks. 
>> So I'm wondering what is the current status? Is anyone still working on it?
> 
> I'm thinking on it, but have no graceful solution :( Sysfs is a big...
> no - HUUUUUUUUUUGE problem.

Agreed.

>> As several netns patches for IPv4 and IPv6 have already been merged in 
>> net-2.6.26, it would be great to have the sysfs part also to help people 
>> who want test netns.
>> Right now, it is a pain to boot and test a system with CONFIG_SYSFS=n.
>>
>> (I know the problem is not trivial and won't be easy to solve. I just 
>> want to be sure it is not forgotten)
> 
> It is (unfortunately) not.
> 
>> Pavel, I've heard you sent (or have) a patch that prevents sysfs access 
>> from a "child" netns. A patch that can be a good workaround until we 
>> have the full thing ready. I can't find it in mailing lists archives, 
>> can you give some hints about where to find it? :)
> 
> Hm. I haven't had plans to do such things actually.

Oh, that explains why I didn't find it :)
I must have misunderstood what I heard...

> 
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Benjamin
>>
> 
> 
> 


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