On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:29:09 -0500, John W. Linville wrote: > > 3. To have a master device which isn't represented by a network > > device (ifconfig doesn't show it etc.) but can be accessed only by > > the wireless tools. Or just using sysfs, echo and cat can be best > > tools. The slaves (netdevs) can be created and deleted at will. > > > > No obscure netdev with no apparent functionality and nothing special > > in the first, last or whichever netdev. > > Yes, this is the option that is making the most sense to me.
Thinking a bit more about this, there is really no reason why the last interface couldn't be removed. To retain backward compatibility, it is only needed that one net_device appears after inserting a module/card. -- Jiri Benc SUSE Labs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
