netdev - RE: [net-next] net: remove duplicate add_device

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Date:   Fri, 5 May 2017 10:40:02 +0800
From:   张胜举 <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
To:     "'David Miller'" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: RE: [net-next] net: remove duplicate add_device_randomness() call

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 11:13 PM
> To: zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; edumazet@...gle.com
> Subject: Re: [net-next] net: remove duplicate add_device_randomness() call
> 
> From: Zhang Shengju <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
> Date: Thu,  4 May 2017 11:40:42 +0800
> 
> > Since register_netdevice() already call add_device_randomness() and
> > dev_set_mac_address() will call it after mac address change.
> > It's not necessary to call at device UP.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Zhang Shengju <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
> 
> The net-next tree is closed, please resubmit this when the net-next tree
> opens back up.

Okay, thanks David.

BRs,
ZSJ