netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4] rtnetlink: Support fine-grained netdevice bulk deletion

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Message-ID: <acf1de03-9b81-70f6-6e72-8267499ffe1f@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 4 Dec 2021 09:18:51 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>,
        Lahav Schlesinger <lschlesinger@...venets.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] rtnetlink: Support fine-grained netdevice
 bulk deletion

On 12/4/21 3:15 AM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> 
> I like the idea, but what happens if the same device is present twice or more times?
> I mean are you sure it is safe to call dellink method of all device types multiple
> times with the same device?
> 

Very good point. Can't rely on dellink callbacks being able to handle
multiple calls.