From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932086AbWDTWVs (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:21:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932085AbWDTWVs (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:21:48 -0400 Received: from ns1.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:16777 "EHLO mx1.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932086AbWDTWVr (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:21:47 -0400 Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:20:20 -0700 From: Greg KH To: "David S. Miller" Cc: patrakov@ums.usu.ru, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org Subject: Re: [stable] Re: Linux 2.6.16.7 Message-ID: <20060420222020.GF14441@kroah.com> References: <44448DFF.3080108@ums.usu.ru> <20060418153951.GC30485@kroah.com> <4445BB0F.6010305@ums.usu.ru> <20060418.214121.80350811.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060418.214121.80350811.davem@davemloft.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 09:41:21PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > 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. Thanks for the ack. Queued to -stable, thanks. greg k-h