netdev - Re: [patch net] net: correct check in dev_addr

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Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:38:59 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, shemminger@...tta.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com
Subject: Re: [patch net] net: correct check in dev_addr_del()

On Wed, 2012-11-14 at 15:29 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 03:18:35PM CET, eric.dumazet@...il.com wrote:
> >On Wed, 2012-11-14 at 13:51 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >> Check (ha->addr == dev->dev_addr) is always true because dev_addr_init()
> >> sets this. Correct the check to behave properly on addr removal.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
> >> ---
> >
> >Please add in the changelog which commit added the bug, to ease
> >stable teams work.
> 
> bug introduced by:
> 
> commit a748ee2426817a95b1f03012d8f339c45c722ae1
> Author: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
> Date:   Thu Apr 1 21:22:09 2010 +0000
> 
>     net: move address list functions to a separate file

Good, the usual way is then to add in the changelog :

Bug added in commit a748ee242681
(net: move address list functions to a separate file)


(No need to give the author/date, and we can shorten the SHA1 to 10 or
12 digits)

Thanks


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