netdev - Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address prior to interface-up

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Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:32:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	jarkao2@...il.com, pebolle@...cali.nl, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	isdn4linux@...tserv.isdn4linux.de, jgarzik@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [NET] [ISDN]: Do not validate ISDN net device address
 prior to interface-up

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:57:31 +0200

> Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> > Maybe I missed Patrick point, but it seems this patch isn't good:
> > it omits address validation hiding possible problems.
> The ISDN device's address is computed from the IP addresses
> in ->open(), so there is nothing to validate at the time
> eth_validate_addr() is called.

Right.
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