netdev - Re: [GIT PULL] IPv6 Updates

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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:31:45 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au (Herbert Xu)
Cc:	hasso@...pak.ee, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, aramoto@...ux-ipv6.org,
	kozakai@...ux-ipv6.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] IPv6 Updates

Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:
> 
> [IPV4] devinet: Register inetdev earlier.

I needed to move the panic call as well.

[IPV4] devinet: Register inetdev earlier.

This patch allocates inetdev at registration for all devices
in line with IPv6.  This allows sysctl configuration on the
devices to occur before they're brought up or addresses are
added.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

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diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index ba5e7f4..2224f8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1055,12 +1055,14 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	if (!in_dev) {
-		if (event == NETDEV_REGISTER && dev == &loopback_dev) {
+		if (event == NETDEV_REGISTER) {
 			in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-			if (!in_dev)
-				panic("devinet: Failed to create loopback\n");
-			in_dev->cnf.no_xfrm = 1;
-			in_dev->cnf.no_policy = 1;
+			if (dev == &loopback_dev) {
+				if (!in_dev)
+					panic("devinet: Failed to create loopback\n");
+				in_dev->cnf.no_xfrm = 1;
+				in_dev->cnf.no_policy = 1;
+			}
 		}
 		goto out;
 	}
-
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