linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] macvlan: add tap device backend

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Message-Id: <200908102043.32937.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:43:32 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"" <davem@...emloft.net>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...taire.com>,
	"Fischer, Anna" <anna.fischer@...com>,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Edge Virtual Bridging <evb@...oogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] macvlan: add tap device backend

On Monday 10 August 2009, Patrick McHardy wrote:

> macvlan will remove all macvlan/vtap devices when the underlying
> device in unregistered, at which time you need to release the
> device references you're holding. I'd suggest to change the
> macvlan_device_event() handler to use
> 
> vlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(vlan->dev)
> 
> instead of macvlan_dellink() so the macvtap_dellink callback
> is invoked.

Ok, will do that. Thanks,

	Arnd <><

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