netdev - Re: [PATCH] Do not register ne2k-pci device until initialized

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Message-ID: <49FC7D5E.6050203@garzik.org>
Date:	Sat, 02 May 2009 13:05:34 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Do not register ne2k-pci device until initialized

Lubomir Rintel wrote:
> Doing it in reverse order causes uevent to be sent before
> we have a MAC address, which confuses udev.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>

Acked-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>

Good spotting, that fixes a clear startup race


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