Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:14:39 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: test11-pre5 |
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Dan Aloni wrote: > > On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > > > reason: Correct me if I'm wrong, but 3c501.c:init_module() calls > > > net_init.c:register_netdev(&dev_3c501), which calls strchr(), > > > {and might also,which might} dereference dev_3c501.name. > > > > There is no dereferencing involved, and therefore no problem. > > Well, at least I was alertive. Almost a bug fix ;-) > Is there a special reason why dev->name is not a pointer?
IIRC, it made things easier when Alan (or others?) updated the ether=xxx command line support..
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