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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] drivers: Kill now superfluous ->last_rx
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=46rom: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:34:50 +0200

> Eric Dumazet a =E9crit :
>> Neil Horman a =E9crit :
>>> I still see a large number of drivers that update dev->last_rx, alt=
hough its
>>> not all as I look through the list, so something definately seems a=
miss.
>>=20
>> Some drivers still update dev->last_rx for their own needs, not a co=
re
>> network concern.
>>=20
>> But a cleanup is certainly possible on few other drivers, about a do=
zen
>> if I count correctly.
>=20
> Well, a litle bit more if we look outside of drivers/net
>=20
> [PATCH net-next-2.6] drivers: Kill now superfluous ->last_rx stores
>=20
> The generic packet receive code takes care of setting
> netdev->last_rx when necessary, for the sake of the
> bonding ARP monitor.
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.