netdev - Re: [RFC net-next] bonding: notify when bonding device address changes

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Date:	Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:18:04 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Nicolas de Pesloüan <nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com>,
	Michał Górny <mgorny@...too.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, roy@...ples.name,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next] bonding: notify when bonding device address
 changes

On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:28:24 -0700
Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com> wrote:

> Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
> 
> >When a device changes its hardware address, it needs to call the network
> >device notifiers to inform protocols.
> >
> >Compile tested only.

I did not audit that all the call sites have the proper locking.
When calling notifier, no bridge locks should be held and RTNL mutex
should be held.
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