linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v11 4/7] netconsole: clear dev

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Message-ID: <eajjf6bdzw444nw2ggucsqcedhskheu4a3qogati2kxg6nj6c7@5iuyvjsp7nnp>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:06:35 -0800
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: Andre Carvalho <asantostc@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, 
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, 
	Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v11 4/7] netconsole: clear dev_name for devices
 bound by mac

On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 11:00:24AM +0000, Andre Carvalho wrote:
> This patch makes sure netconsole clears dev_name for devices bound by mac
> in order to allow calling setup_netpoll on targets that have previously
> been cleaned up (in order to support resuming deactivated targets).
> 
> This is required as netpoll_setup populates dev_name even when devices are
> matched via mac address. The cleanup is done inside netconsole as bound
> by mac is a netconsole concept.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andre Carvalho <asantostc@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>