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Date:	Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:38:21 +0300
From:	Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys@...p.net.lb>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iproute2 proposal


On Wednesday 06 August 2008, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> It would be nicer to avoid the initialization in ll_init_map() as
> you did in your first patch and add an explicit ll_invalidate_map()
> and call it when necessary (ip link add/del/change(?), ip tunnel
> add/del/change(?)).

It is more than that. I must also invalidate in monitor mode, since this is 
very volatile variable. In monitor mode very possible that interfaces can be 
changed. Also i guess it is not required and better to invalidate 
in "printing" functions?

If it is ok, i will try to do patch in this way now.
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