On 8/10/19 12:30 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote: > Could you please write me an example message of add/remove?
altnames are for existing netdevs, yes? existing netdevs have an id and a name - 2 existing references for identifying the existing netdev for which an altname will be added. Even using the altname as the main 'handle' for a setlink change, I see no reason why the GETLINK api can not take an the IFLA_ALT_IFNAME and return the full details of the device if the altname is unique. So, what do the new RTM commands give you that you can not do with RTM_*LINK?
