On 8/12/19 3:43 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > Is not adding commands better because it's easier to deal with the > RTM_NEWLINK notification? I must say it's unclear from the thread why > muxing the op through RTM_SETLINK is preferable. IMHO new op is > cleaner, do we have precedent for such IFLA_.*_OP-style attributes?
An alternative name for a link is not a primary object; it is only an attribute of a link and links are manipulated through RTM_*LINK commands.
