netdev - Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address prior to interface-up

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:01:14 +0000
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	pebolle@...cali.nl, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	isdn4linux@...tserv.isdn4linux.de, jgarzik@...hat.com,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address
	prior to interface-up

On 14-04-2008 07:44, David Miller wrote:
> From: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:00:17 +0200
> 
>> From: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
>>    
>> Commit bada339 (Validate device addr prior to interface-up) caused a regression
>> in the ISDN network code, see: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9923
>> The trivial fix is to remove the pointer to eth_validate_addr() in the
>> net_device struct in isdn_net_init().
>>     
>> Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
> 
> Applied, thanks a lot Paul.

Maybe I missed Patrick point, but it seems this patch isn't good:
it omits address validation hiding possible problems.

Regards,
Jarek P.

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