Re: [patch 05/22] : Fix hotplug race during device registration

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

Chris Rankin wrote:
> With reference to this patch:
> http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blobdiff;h=2731570eba5b35a21c311dd587057c39805082f1;hp=dfb62998866ae2e298139164a85ec0757b7f3fc7;hb=9469d458b90bfb9117cbb488cfa645d94c3921b1;f=net/core/dev.c
>
> Doesn't this patch introduce another bug when registration fails, because reg_state is left as
> NETREG_REGISTERED?

Look at the old code again. This is not a new bug. The old code fails 
registration, does a printk, and then sets dev->reg_state = NETREG_REGISTERED. 
So this doesn't revoke my signed-off-by line.

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Alexander E. Patrakov
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