Re: [PATCH V3 08/14] Tools: hv: Gather DNS information

[Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 05:07:22PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 06:32:19PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > Now, gather DNS information. Invoke an external script (that can be
> > > distro dependent) to gather the DNS information.
> > 
> > Where is that script?  Why a script, this really isn't in a standard
> > method for all Linux distros?  If not, why not work to do that like the
> > freedesktop.org people have done for other system configuration items?
> 
> We debated this issue on this mailing list for a long time. The consensus was that
> we would invoke  external "distro" specific scripts for both configuring the interface
> as well as gathering information that could not be gathered in a distro independent
> fashion. That is what I have implemented here. This code specifies the interface to this
> external script. If these external scripts are not there, it is not fatal - on the SET side,
> the interface will not be configured and on the get side some attributes that are to be 
> gathered via these external scripts will not be collected.

I've applied the first 7 patches here, feel free to submit the rest when
you answer the other questions I asked as well.

greg k-h
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