netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 03/19] net: add dev_hold_track() and dev_put

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Date:   Mon, 23 May 2022 11:26:14 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 03/19] net: add dev_hold_track() and
 dev_put_track() helpers

On Mon, 23 May 2022 11:14:27 -0700 Eric Dumazet wrote:
> > Hi Eric, how bad would it be if we renamed dev_hold/put_track() to
> > netdev_hold/put()? IIUC we use the dev_ prefix for "historic reasons"
> > could this be an opportunity to stop doing that?  
> 
> Sure, we can do that, thanks.

Thanks! I'll send a rename after the merge window.