[PATCH] net/tap: add persist option

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 8/9/22 22:34, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> The TAP device only lasts as long as the DPDK application that opened
> it is running. This behavior is basd if the DPDK application needs
> to be updated transparently without disturbing other services
> using the tap device.
> 
> This patch adds a persist feature to the TAP device. If this flag
> is set, the kernel network device remains even if after the application
> has exited.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/main, thanks.