netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: convert unicast addr list

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Date:	Fri, 29 May 2009 22:15:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jpirko@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, bruce.w.allan@...el.com,
	peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com, john.ronciak@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: convert unicast addr list

From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 11:22:17 +0200

> [PATCH net-next] net: convert unicast addr list
> 
> This patch converts unicast address list to standard list_head using previously
> introduced struct netdev_hw_addr. It also relaxes the locking. Original spinlock
> (still used for multicast addresses) is not needed and is no longer used for a
> protection of this list. All reading and writing takes place under rtnl (with no
> changes).
> 
> I also removed a possibility to specify the length of the address while adding
> or deleting unicast address. It's always dev->addr_len.
> 
> The convertion touched especially e1000 and ixgbe codes when the change is not
> so trivial.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>

Even though this touches some drivers non-trivially I like the
change a lot and driver folks have had multiple days to look
this over and say "hold off" if there were any major objections
and they didn't.

So applied to net-next-2.6, thanks!
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