netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] [IPV4]: Add default config support after inetdev

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Date:	Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:35:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] [IPV4]: Add default config support after
 inetdev_init

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:31:03 +1000

> [IPV4]: Add default config support after inetdev_init
> 
> Previously once inetdev_init has been called on a device any changes made
> to ipv4_devconf_dflt would have no effect on that device's configuration.
> 
> This creates a problem since we have moved the point where inetdev_init
> is called from when an address is added to where the device is registered.
> 
> This patch is the first half of a set that tries to mimic the old behaviour
> while still calling inetdev_init.
> 
> It propagates any changes to ipv4_devconf_dflt to those devices that have
> not had the corresponding attribute set.
> 
> The next patch will forcibly set all values at the point where inetdev_init
> was previously called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Looks good, applied.
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