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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.

  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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