From: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
jgarzik@pobox.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/net/loopback.c: convert to module_init()
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:54:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20061213135456.GU8693@postel.suug.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20061213134042.GI3851@stusta.de>
* Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> 2006-12-13 14:40
> Additionally:
> - it works for me (but my e100 is always initialized before loop)
> - I didn't spot any obvious interdependency with the other Space.c
> drivers
>
> It could be I missed anything, but I don't see any better way to verify
> this than getting the patch into the next -mm and wait whether someone
> will scream...
The loopback was traditionally on ifindex 1, some userspace applications
even relied on it but that is no longer true. I think this is safe.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-12-13 14:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-12 16:24 [2.6 patch] drivers/net/loopback.c: convert to module_init() Adrian Bunk
2006-12-13 1:17 ` David Miller
2006-12-13 13:40 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-12-13 13:54 ` Thomas Graf [this message]
2006-12-13 19:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-12-13 19:36 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-12-13 20:12 ` Al Viro
2006-12-13 20:49 ` Thomas Graf
2006-12-13 23:01 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-12-13 23:12 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-12-13 23:18 ` Thomas Graf
2006-12-13 23:31 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-12-13 23:41 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-12-14 0:21 ` David Miller
2006-12-14 0:23 ` David Miller
2006-12-14 0:18 ` David Miller
2006-12-14 0:37 ` David Miller
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