net_device: add support for network device groups

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Net devices can now be grouped, enabling simpler manipulation from
userspace. This patch adds a group field to the net_device structure, as
well as rtnetlink support to query and modify it.

Signed-off-by: Vlad Dogaru <ddvlad@rosedu.org>
Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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Vlad Dogaru 2011-01-13 23:38:30 +00:00 • committed by David S. Miller

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include/linux/if_link.h

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include/linux/netdevice.h

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net/core/dev.c

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net/core/rtnetlink.c

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