netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next] hyperv: Add handler for RNDIS_STATUS_NETWORK

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Message-ID: <BN1PR0301MB07703A09DC093B0394D78888CA210@BN1PR0301MB0770.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:59:50 +0000
From:	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org" 
	<driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next] hyperv: Add handler for
 RNDIS_STATUS_NETWORK_CHANGE event



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Weinberger [mailto:richard.weinberger@...il.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 6:36 PM
> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>; olaf@...fle.de; Greg Kroah-
> Hartman <greg@...ah.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> jasowang@...hat.com; driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org; LKML
> <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] hyperv: Add handler for
> RNDIS_STATUS_NETWORK_CHANGE event
> 
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:10 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> wrote:
> > From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:09:59 +0000
> >
> >> So, what's the equivalent or similar command to "network restart" on
> >> SLES12? Could you update the command line for the usermodehelper
> when
> >> porting this patch to SLES 12?
> >
> > No, you are not going to keep the usermodehelper invocation in your
> > driver please remove it.  It is absolutely inappropriate, and I
> > strictly do not want to keep it in there because other people will
> > copy it and then we'll have a real mess on our hands.
> 
> Sorry for digging up this old thread.
> While talking with some guys about usermodehelper abuses I came across
> this gem.
> Mainline still contains that "/etc/init.d/network restart" code.
> Haiyang, care to cleanup?

I will clean up the usermode helper soon.

Thanks,
- Haiyang