netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] l2tp: remove useless device duplication test in l2tp_eth

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:32:32 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     g.nault@...halink.fr
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jchapman@...alix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] l2tp: remove useless device duplication test
 in l2tp_eth_create()

From: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:54:47 +0200

> There's no need to verify that cfg->ifname is unique at this point.
> register_netdev() will return -EEXIST if asked to create a device with
> a name that's alrealy in use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>

Yep that's right, applied, thanks!