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Re: [PATCH 2/4] net ipv4: Remove unnecessary test for the loopback device from inetdev_destroy [message #20864 is a reply to message #20852]

Thu, 27 September 2007 05:09

davem
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From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:55:29 -0600

> 
> Currently we never call unregister_netdev for the loopback device so
> it is impossible for us to reach inetdev_destroy with the loopback
> device.  So the test in inetdev_destroy is unnecessary.
> 
> Further when testing with my network namespace patches removing
> unregistering the loopback device and calling inetdev_destroy works
> fine so there appears to be no reason for avoiding unregistering the
> loopback device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>

Fair enough, applied to net-2.6.24
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		[PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: ebiederm on Wed, 26 September 2007 23:53
		[PATCH 2/4] net ipv4: Remove unnecessary test for the loopback device from inetdev_destroy By: ebiederm on Wed, 26 September 2007 23:55
		[PATCH 3/4] net ipv4: When possible test for IFF_LOOPBACK and not dev == loopback_dev By: ebiederm on Wed, 26 September 2007 23:58
		[PATCH 4/4] net: Make the loopback device per network namespace By: ebiederm on Thu, 27 September 2007 00:00
		Re: [PATCH 4/4] net: Make the loopback device per network namespace By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 05:11
		Re: [PATCH 4/4] net: Make the loopback device per network namespace By: den on Thu, 27 September 2007 12:14
		Re: [PATCH 4/4] net: Make the loopback device per network namespace By: ebiederm on Thu, 27 September 2007 16:48
		Re: [PATCH 3/4] net ipv4: When possible test for IFF_LOOPBACK and not dev == loopback_dev By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 05:10
		Re: [PATCH 3/4] net ipv4: When possible test for IFF_LOOPBACK and not dev == loopback_dev By: Daniel Lezcano on Thu, 27 September 2007 10:34
		Re: [PATCH 3/4] net ipv4: When possible test for IFF_LOOPBACK and not dev == loopback_dev By: ebiederm on Thu, 27 September 2007 16:10
		Re: [PATCH 2/4] net ipv4: Remove unnecessary test for the loopback device from inetdev_destroy By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 05:09
		Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 05:09
		Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: ebiederm on Thu, 27 September 2007 07:48
		Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 18:52
		Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: ebiederm on Thu, 27 September 2007 20:44
		Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: Dynamically allocate the per cpu counters for the loopback device. By: davem on Thu, 27 September 2007 20:56

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