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Re: [PATCHv5 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces

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From: Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com>
Date: Wed,  8 Feb 2017 13:37:09 -0800

> Tap character devices can be implemented on other virtual interfaces like
> ipvlan, similar to macvtap. Source code for tap functionality in macvtap
> can be re-used for this purpose.
> 
> This patch series splits macvtap source into two modules, macvtap and tap.
> This patch series also includes a patch for implementing tap character
> device driver based on the IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap.
> 
> These patches are tested on x86 platform.

I get rejects on patch #7 when I try to apply this to net-next,
please respin.

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[PATCHv5 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 7/7] ipvtap: IP-VLAN based tap driver Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 2/7] tap: Renaming tap related APIs, data structures, macros Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 5/7] tap: Extending tap device create/destroy APIs Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 1/7] tap: Refactoring macvtap.c Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 6/7] tap: tap as an independent module Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0100
  [PATCHv5 4/7] tap: Abstract type of virtual interface from tap  implementation Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:50 +0100
  [PATCHv5 3/7] tap: Tap character device creation/destroy API Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-08 22:50 +0100
  Re: [PATCHv5 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by  other virtual intefaces David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2017-02-09 23:10 +0100
    RE: [PATCHv5 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by  other virtual intefaces "Grandhi, Sainath" <sainath.grandhi@intel.com> - 2017-02-11 01:10 +0100

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