Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932541AbWLMOUq (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:20:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932531AbWLMOUq (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:20:46 -0500 Received: from postel.suug.ch ([194.88.212.233]:58520 "EHLO postel.suug.ch" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932509AbWLMOUp (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:20:45 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1570 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:20:45 EST Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:54:56 +0100 From: Thomas Graf To: Adrian Bunk Cc: David Miller , 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() Message-ID: <20061213135456.GU8693@postel.suug.ch> References: <20061212162435.GW28443@stusta.de> <20061212.171756.85408589.davem@davemloft.net> <20061213134042.GI3851@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061213134042.GI3851@stusta.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 768 Lines: 17 * Adrian Bunk 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. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/