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xen-devel
[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC PATCH 34/35] Add the Xen virtual network device dri
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[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC PATCH 34/35] Add the Xen virtual network device driver. |
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Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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Tue, 9 May 2006 16:37:32 -0700 |
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* Christoph Hellwig (hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 12:00:34AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
> > The network device frontend driver allows the kernel to access network
> > devices exported exported by a virtual machine containing a physical
> > network device driver.
>
> Please don't add procfs code to new network drivers. Especially if it's
> oopsable
> like the code in this driver by simple device renaming.
Agreed, no reason to keep the cruft around. I thought I had a comment
of the sort in there.
thanks,
-chris
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