netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6.20] kobject net ifindex + rename

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Date:	Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:37:46 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	jt@....hp.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.20] kobject net ifindex + rename

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 16:26 -0800, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:

> +	/* This function is only used for network interface.
> +	 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and
> +	 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */

Right now, that's true, but wireless is going to start using
device_rename pretty soon as well. Could you rephrase this comment?

johannes

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