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authorPatrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>2008-02-26 20:52:05 -0500
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-02-26 20:52:05 -0500
commit3dbf8d56a2b7e0d738950daa16682e1e6dafb28b (patch)
treeb56fa9c5e6ebacdfc8bcf1f0a84d65705b8e7556 /drivers
parent3ab2273175bd59616b6e85c0f88b154e8bd97413 (diff)
[MACVLAN]: Update Kconfig to refer to iproute
Since the macvlan release I had at least 5 users asking how to configure it since the old userspace tool doesn't work with the version in the kernel. Add a pointer to the Kconfig help. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index f337800076c0..a20e72f5ad28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ config MACVLAN
90 This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to 90 This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to
91 or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface. 91 or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface.
92 92
93 Macvlan devices can be added using the "ip" command from the
94 iproute2 package starting with the iproute2-2.6.23 release:
95
96 "ip link add link <real dev> [ address MAC ] [ NAME ] type macvlan"
97
93 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 98 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
94 will be called macvlan. 99 will be called macvlan.
95 100