netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13954] New: Oops in rtnetlink code when creating can device

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Date:	Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:36:52 +0200
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@...kswagen.de>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>, dbaryshkov@...il.com,
	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	"Thuermann, Urs, Dr. (K-EFFI/I)" <urs.thuermann@...kswagen.de>,
	Lothar Wassmann <LW@...O-electronics.de>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13954] New: Oops in rtnetlink code when creating
 can device

Patrick McHardy wrote:
>
>>> You could add a ->newlink() function that unconditionally returns
>>> an error.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Yes, that fixed it.
>>
>> I created a can_newlink() function just returning -EINVAL ...
>>
>> I'll cook a patch and send it on netdev (when it gets online again).
>>     
>
> I'd suggest to use EOPNOTSUPP for consistency.
>
>   

Ok. Will do so.

Thanks!

Oliver

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