netdev - Re: [PATCH] [ipv6]: adjust inet6_exit() cleanup sequence against inet6

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Date:	Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:30:53 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	joe.jin@...cle.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [ipv6]: adjust inet6_exit() cleanup sequence against
 inet6_init()

From: Joe Jin <joe.jin@...cle.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:34:24 +0800

> This patch for adjust inet6_exit() to inverse sequence to inet6_init().
> 
> At ipv6_init, it first create proc_root/net/dev_snmp6 entry by call
> ipv6_misc_proc_init(), then call addrconf_init() to create the corresponding
> device entry at this directory, but at inet6_exit, ipv6_misc_proc_exit()
> called first, then call addrconf_init().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Jin <joe.jin@...cle.com>

Good thing ipv6 can never be unloaded :-)

Nevertheless, if the unload exit function exists, it ought
to be correct.

Patch applied, thank you.
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