linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] um: Proper Fix for f25c80a4: remove duplicate structure field initialization

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Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:28:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	bharrosh@...asas.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, julia@...u.dk,
	user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shemminger@...tta.com,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] um: Proper Fix for f25c80a4: remove duplicate
 structure field initialization

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:05:04 -0700

> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com> wrote:
>>
>> On the other hand patch [f25c80a4] was trying to use eth_mac_addr()
>> in eth_configure(), *which was the real fallout*. Because of state
>> checks done inside eth_mac_addr() the address was never set. I have
>> not reintroduced the memcpy wrapper, but I've put a comment for future
>> cats.
> 
> Ahh. Ok, this looks fine. David, please use this instead of my broken
> one that didn't do the whole thing.

Oops, I just noticed this, ok will do.
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