netdev - Re: [PATCH] loopback: Force LOOPBACK

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Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:21:35 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] loopback: Force LOOPBACK_IFINDEX for registration

Hello!

On 6/16/2017 3:10 PM, Serhey Popovych wrote:

> Now with commit 9c7dafb (net: Allow to create links with

    The commit citing style is standardized: 12-digit SHA1 and the summary 
enclosed in ("").

> given ifindex) support registration of network devices

    Support for.

> with specific ifindex is added.

    Was added.

> We can force loopback network device index before call to
> register_netdev() to ensure we always configure it with
> LOOPBACK_IFINDEX.
>
> Kill BUG_ON() since system can continue without network
> namespace failed in loopback init path, unless it is
> init_net namespace where we panic() anyway.
>
> Signed-off-by: Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@...il.com>
[...]

MBR, Sergei