[NET]: Add macvlan driver

Add macvlan driver, which allows to create virtual ethernet devices based on MAC address. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
kishon · Jul 15, 2007 · b863ceb · b863ceb
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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2330,6 +2330,12 @@ W:	http://linuxwireless.org/
 T:	git kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbenc/mac80211.git
 S:	Maintained
 
+MACVLAN DRIVER
+P:	Patrick McHardy
+M:	[email protected]
+L:	[email protected]
+S:	Maintained
+
 MARVELL YUKON / SYSKONNECT DRIVER
 P:	Mirko Lindner
 M: 	[email protected]

diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ config BONDING
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called bonding.
 
+config MACVLAN
+	tristate "MAC-VLAN support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	---help---
+	  This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to
+	  or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called macvlan.
+
 config EQUALIZER
 	tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support"
 	---help---

diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SLHC) += slhc.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DUMMY) += dummy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IFB) += ifb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MACVLAN) += macvlan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DE600) += de600.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DE620) += de620.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LANCE) += lance.o