netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/7] afs: switch to in_dev_for_each_ifa

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Date:   Wed, 29 May 2019 15:57:07 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/7] afs: switch to in_dev_for_each_ifa_rcu

David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
> Actually, whilst thanks are due for doing the work - it looks nicer now - I'm
> told that there's not really any point populating the list.  Current OpenAFS
> ignores it, as does AuriStor - and IBM AFS 3.6 will do the right thing.

[..]

> On that basis, feel free to make it an empty list and remove all the interface
> enumeration.

Ok, will wait for others to comment before doing this in v2.