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Subject: Re: namespace support requires network modules to say "GPL"
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On 12/02/2007 12:13 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca> writes:
>> Fine.  But all of them want to call sk_alloc(),
> 
> network drivers should be calling sk_alloc less then they should
> call dev_get_by_XXXX.  Only protocols call sk_alloc.
> 
>> and many want to do register_netdev().
> 
> I haven't even touched register_netdev.
> 
>> So what should they be using there ?
> 
> What are you having problems with?
> 
> It is hard to answer specific questions without a context.

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