netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] tunnels: correct conditional build of MPLS and IPv6

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:27:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	simon.horman@...ronome.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] tunnels: correct conditional build of MPLS
 and IPv6

From: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 10:20:11 +0900

> Using a combination if #if conditionals and goto labels to unwind
> tunnel4_init seems unwieldy. This patch takes a simpler approach of
> directly unregistering previously registered protocols when an error
> occurs.
> 
> This fixes a number of problems with the current implementation
> including the potential presence of labels when they are unused
> and the potential absence of unregister code when it is needed.
> 
> Fixes: 8afe97e5d416 ("tunnels: support MPLS over IPv4 tunnels")
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>

Applied, thanks Simon.