netdev - Re: [2.6 patch] unexport softnet

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Message-Id: <20071106.234113.248978883.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:41:13 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shannon.nelson@...el.com
Cc:	bunk@...nel.org, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, christopher.leech@...el.com,
	dan.j.williams@...el.com
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] unexport softnet_data

From: "Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:38:55 -0700

> There is no creation of a pinned_list yet in this path, so I don't think
> this would do us much good.

The pinned list is created in the generic net/ipv4/tcp.c code, not in
the address family specific code.

So your comments do not apply as a reason for this patch to not go in.
My patch has been in Linus's tree for weeks, and until you show me a
real reason why the check shouldn't be there in the ipv6 path, it's
staying.
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