netdev - Re: [PATCH] HDLC driver: use unregister_netdev instead of unregister

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:22:09 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	wangchen@...fujitsu.com, jgarzik@...ox.com, khc@...waw.pl,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HDLC driver: use unregister_netdev instead of
 unregister_netdevice

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:13:44 +0800

> Let's see who else is doing this:
> 
> [NET]: Check RTNL status in unregister_netdevice
> 
> The caller must hold the RTNL so let's check it in unregister_netdevice.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Good idea, applied to net-2.6.25, thanks.
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