netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: defer net

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Message-Id: <20130429.151641.88899052800399909.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:16:41 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: defer net_secret[] initialization

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:58:52 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Instead of feeding net_secret[] at boot time, defer the init
> at the point first socket is created.
> 
> This permits some platforms to use better entropy sources than
> the ones available at boot time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.
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