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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] drivers/net/loopback.c: convert to module_init()
* Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> 2006-12-14 00:12
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 03:01:43PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > Loopback should be there before protocols are started. It makes sense
> > to have a standard startup order.
>
> This actually becomes easier after my patch:
>
> Now that it's untangled from net_olddevs_init(), you can simply change
> the module_init(loopback_init) to a different initcall level.

Not really, the device management inits as subsys, the ip layer hooks
into fs_initcall() which comes right after. The loopback was actually
registered after the protocol so far. I think Adrian's patch is fine
if the module_init() is changed to device_initcall().
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