netdev - [PATCH 05/20] net: Simplify loopback and improve batching.

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Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:25:29 -0800
From:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [PATCH 05/20] net: Simplify loopback and improve batching.

From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Defer calling unregister_netdevice_queue to cleanup_net.  It's simpler
and it allows the loopback device to land in the same batch as other
network devices.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 drivers/net/loopback.c |    8 --------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index c9f6557..eae4ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -212,15 +212,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __net_exit void loopback_net_exit(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = net->loopback_dev;
-
-	unregister_netdev(dev);
-}
-
 /* Registered in net/core/dev.c */
 struct pernet_operations __net_initdata loopback_net_ops = {
        .init = loopback_net_init,
-       .exit = loopback_net_exit,
 };
-- 
1.6.5.2.143.g8cc62

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