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

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Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:06:21 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	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>,
	bonding-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch] bonding: clean up netpoll code

On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 04:26:47PM +0800, Cong Wang wrote:
>
> 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.

I agree with Eric.  The patch does look pretty scary right now.

Each patch should do one thing and one thing only.

Thanks,
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