netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: introduce NETDEV_PRE

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Date:	Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:11:34 -0700
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: introduce NETDEV_PRE_INIT notifier

Hi Johannes,

> For various purposes including a wireless extensions
> bugfix, we need to hook into the netdev creation at
> a point before netdev_register_kobject(). It seems
> more generic, however, to have it even earlier. This
> will also ease doing the dev type assignment that
> Marcel was working on generically.

you are beating me to it. I can only second that this is a good idea for
the dev type assignment. Once Dave acks this I can sent a rebased patch
for the dev type stuff for WiFi.

Regards

Marcel


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