netdev - Re: netlink: remove subscriptions check on notifier

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Date:	Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:38 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: netlink: remove subscriptions check on notifier

Johannes Berg wrote:
> The netlink URELEASE notifier doesn't notify for
> sockets that have been used to receive multicast
> but it should be called for such sockets as well
> since they might _also_ be used for sending and
> not solely for receiving multicast. We will need
> that for nl80211 (generic netlink sockets) in the
> future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
> Cc: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>

I've audited all users of this (all within netfilter) and this
change makes sense for them as well.

Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
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