linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] bonding: clean up netpoll code

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Message-ID: <4CF606C7.6020606@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:26:47 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>,
	bonding-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch] bonding: clean up netpoll code

On 12/01/10 16:03, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le mercredi 01 décembre 2010 à 02:45 -0500, Amerigo Wang a écrit :
>> Against net-next-2.6.
>>
>> This patch unifies the netpoll code in bonding with netpoll code in bridge,
>> thanks to Herbert that code is much cleaner now.
>>
>> It also removes the flag IFF_IN_NETPOLL, we don't need it any more since
>> we have netpoll_tx_running() now.
>>
>> It passes my basic testings.
>
> Sorry this NETPOLL patch is frightening...
>
> Could you split it in several parts ?
>
> The removal of IFF_IN_NETPOLL deserves a patch on its own, its not a
> cleanup at all, if you ask me.
>

Is this necessary?
It is just replacing checking IFF_IN_NETPOLL with netpoll_tx_running(),
you might need to take a look at the bridge code.
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