From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750814AbWDSElZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:41:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750815AbWDSElZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:41:25 -0400 Received: from dsl027-180-168.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([216.27.180.168]:62642 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750814AbWDSElY (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:41:24 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:41:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20060418.214121.80350811.davem@davemloft.net> To: patrakov@ums.usu.ru Cc: greg@kroah.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.16.7 From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <4445BB0F.6010305@ums.usu.ru> References: <44448DFF.3080108@ums.usu.ru> <20060418153951.GC30485@kroah.com> <4445BB0F.6010305@ums.usu.ru> X-Mailer: Mew version 4.2.53 on Emacs 21.4 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:22:39 +0600 > Without that patch, there is a race when registering network interfaces > and renaming it with udev rules, because initially the "address" in > sysfs doesn't contain useful data. See > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=114460338900002&r=1&w=2 > > Breaking the recommended way of assigning persistent network interface > names is, IMHO, a bug serious enough to be fixed in -stable. > > Signed-off-by: Alexander E. Patrakov I've been waiting to see if there is any negative fallout from this change, but I guess it's OK for stable.