netdev - Re: [PATCH net] rtnl: don't send rtnl msg for unregistered iface

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Date:	Mon, 11 May 2015 18:04:01 +0200
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, j.vosburgh@...il.com,
	vfalico@...il.com, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] rtnl: don't send rtnl msg for unregistered iface

Le 11/05/2015 17:37, Jiri Pirko a écrit :
[snip]
>
> I don't think this is the correct way to fix this.
>
> How ifindex can be 0 here? Ifindex is set in register_netdevice and
> looking at bond_create, I don't see any call to __bond_opt_set before
> that. But since it apparently is, the ordering should be changed so
> register_netdevice is called first.
bond_newlink => bond_changelink => __bond_opt_set
and then back to bond_newlink => register_netdevice


Regards,
Nicolas
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