Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:41:21 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.16.7 | From | "David S. Miller" <> |
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From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@ums.usu.ru> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:22:39 +0600
> Without that patch, there is a race when registering network interfaces > and renaming it with udev rules, because initially the "address" in > sysfs doesn't contain useful data. See > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=114460338900002&r=1&w=2 > > Breaking the recommended way of assigning persistent network interface > names is, IMHO, a bug serious enough to be fixed in -stable. > > Signed-off-by: Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@ums.usu.ru>
I've been waiting to see if there is any negative fallout from this change, but I guess it's OK for stable. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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