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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] (0/9) free_netdev -- delay freeing of net_device
 structure till after last use
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:24:32 -0700
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:24:27 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote:

> Also, my tendency is to apply patches 1-8, and not apply patch 9 just 
> yet.  Even though patch 9 is a fix, those specific areas of code, I'm 
> betting, will change when those drivers are fixed WRT full dynamic 
> allocation and refcounting.
> 
> Comments?

I disagree about patch 9.

These drivers already dynamically allocate their netdev
structs, so they do not require any more fixing.  I just
double checked each driver changes in patch 9 and to me
this is undoubtedly the case.

These are just pure bug fixes.