Allow to print particular link type usage by:
ip link help [TYPE]
Currently to print usage for some link type it is needed
to use the following way:
ip link { add | del | set } type TYPE help
Signed-off-by: Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@gmail.com>
This patch improves many error messages as follows:
- For incorrect parameters, show the value of the offending parameter, rather than just say that it is incorrect
- Rephrased messages for clarity
- Rephrased to more `mainstream' english
Signed-off-by: Kees van Reeuwijk <reeuwijk@few.vu.nl>
Add support for 'passthru' mode when creating a macvlan/macvtap device
which allows takeover of the underlying device and passing it to a KVM
guest using virtio with macvtap backend.
Only one macvlan device is allowed in passthru mode and it inherits
the mac address from the underlying device and sets it in promiscuous
mode to receive and forward all the packets.
Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@us.ibm.com>
Add support for 'mode' parameter when creating a macvtap device.
This allows a macvtap device to be created in bridge, private or
the default vepa modes.
Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@us.ibm.com>
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Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
