netdev - Re: [PATCH 02/11] IB/ipoib: Notify the world before doing unregister

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Message-ID: <adaps0glve4.fsf@cisco.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:33:39 -0700
From:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>
To:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, monis@...taire.com, monisonlists@...il.com,
	ogerlitz@...taire.com, jgarzik@...ox.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	general@...ts.openfabrics.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] IB/ipoib: Notify the world before doing unregister

 > 	Conceptually, I see your point and I'm ok with doing it either
 > way.  My only question is, would this change would make the ipoib module
 > dependent upon having the bonding module loaded (to resolve all of the
 > symbols)?

Yes, I guess so, if that function is in bonding.  Hmm, that wouldn't
be a good change.

Maybe this new notification function should be in net/core/dev.c
instead of exporting call_netdevice_notifiers()?

 - R.
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