net: macvtap driver

In order to use macvlan with qemu and other tools that require
a tap file descriptor, the macvtap driver adds a small backend
with a character device with the same interface as the tun
driver, with a minimum set of features.

Macvtap interfaces are created in the same way as macvlan
interfaces using ip link, but the netif is just used as a
handle for configuration and accounting, while the data
goes through the chardev. Each macvtap interface has its
own character device, simplifying permission management
significantly over the generic tun/tap driver.

Cc: Patrick McHardy <[email protected]>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
Cc: David S. Miller" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email protected]>
Cc: Herbert Xu <[email protected]>
Cc: Or Gerlitz <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>

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