netdev - Re: [PATCH][IPV4] Swap the ifa allocation with the"ipv4_devconf

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Date:	Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:55:57 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	xemul@...nvz.org
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][IPV4] Swap the ifa allocation with
 the"ipv4_devconf_setall" call

From: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:22:57 +0300

> According to Herbert, the ipv4_devconf_setall should be called
> only when the ifa is added to the device. However, failed 
> ifa allocation may bring things into inconsistent state.
> 
> Move the call to ipv4_devconf_setall after the ifa allocation.
> 
> Fits both net-2.6 (with offsets) and net-2.6.25 (cleanly).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>

Applied to net-2.6, thanks Pavel.
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