linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] um: Proper Fix for f25c80a4: remove duplicate structure field initialization

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Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:05:04 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>,
	uml-devel <user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] um: Proper Fix for f25c80a4: remove duplicate structure
 field initialization

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com> wrote:
>
> On the other hand patch [f25c80a4] was trying to use eth_mac_addr()
> in eth_configure(), *which was the real fallout*. Because of state
> checks done inside eth_mac_addr() the address was never set. I have
> not reintroduced the memcpy wrapper, but I've put a comment for future
> cats.

Ahh. Ok, this looks fine. David, please use this instead of my broken
one that didn't do the whole thing.

                           Linus
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