From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH next 0/3] use netdev_is_rx_handler_busy() in few known cases Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:22:47 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20170120.122247.579482338385386692.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20170118230245.20674-1-mahesh@bandewar.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: edumazet@google.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, maheshb@google.com To: mahesh@bandewar.net Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([184.105.139.130]:34102 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752126AbdATRas (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:30:48 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20170118230245.20674-1-mahesh@bandewar.net> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Mahesh Bandewar Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:02:45 -0800 > netdev_rx_handler_register() was recently split into two parts - (a) check > if the handler is used, (b) register the new handler, parts. This is > helpful in scenarios like bonding where at the time of registration there > is too much state to unwind and it should check if the device is free > before building that state. IPvlan and macvlan drivers don't have this > issue however it can make use of the same check instead of using a device > specific check. Looks good, series applied, thanks.