From: Laszlo Attila Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:57:50 +0100
> In do_setlink() a single notification is sent at the end of the function > if any modification occured. If the address has been changed, another > notification is sent. > > Both of them is required because originally only the NETDEV_CHANGEADDR > notification was sent and although device state change implies address > change, some programs may expect the original notification. It remains > for compatibity. > > If set_operstate() is called from do_setlink(), it doesn't send > a notification, only if it is called from rtnl_create_link() as earlier. > > Signed-off-by: Laszlo Attila Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Looks good, applied. Let's hope this doesn't break some stupid application unintentionally. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
