netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ioctl SIOCSIFADDR minor cleanup

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:32:09 -0800
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     YUAN Linyu <Linyu.Yuan@...atel-sbell.com.cn>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "cugyly@....com" <cugyly@....com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ioctl SIOCSIFADDR minor cleanup

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 8:30 PM, YUAN Linyu
<Linyu.Yuan@...atel-sbell.com.cn> wrote:
> I think there are newbie include me still use ifconfig utility.
> So when I check this code, it can be optimized.
>

Working on Linux kernel is always welcome.

But I don't think this can convince DaveM to take your patch even
if it is really correct (I never check).