Hi, this patch moves register_netdev() + sysfs attribute registering from create_netdev() into the new open_netdev() function. open_netdev is called as very last thing in netdev_probe. This closes at least one initialization race: uninitialized mac address is visible for a short time in /sys/class/net/${if}/address please apply, Gerd -- Gerd Hoffmann http://www.suse.de/~kraxel/julika-dora.jpeg