netdev - Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 3/3] net: dcb: application priority is per net

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Message-Id: <20110131.204308.104080355.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:43:08 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	john.r.fastabend@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 3/3] net: dcb: application priority is per
 net_device

From: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:59 -0800

> The app_data priority may not be the same for all net devices.
> In order for stacks with application notifiers to identify the
> specific net device dcb_app_type should be passed in the ptr.
> 
> This allows handlers to use dev_get_by_name() to pin priority
> to net devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>

Given your track record with the previous two patches (ie. they
need work or are nonsense) I want someone who understands this
dcbnl stuff to review this third patch before I'm willing to
apply it.
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