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Re: [RFC] net: refactor multicast/unicast address list

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Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 01:09:48AM CEST, johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 14:38 +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>
>> >> Yes, I've already converted unicast lists to use list_head there. I'm sending
>> >> the patch doing the same for multicast lists soon.
>> >
>> >Very nice! After that maybe I'll take a look again at moving things into
>> >a common structure -- I ultimately want to use a multicast list without
>> >a netdev to sync multiple netdevs onto a common multicast list that is
>> >not part of a netdev.
>> 
>> I see, hmm, I think I can do this change with my conversion... I was thinking
>> about similar thing as you suggest before...
>
>I don't think the patch for converting the multicast lists will hit .31,
>I take it?

I'm preparing the patch right now. It's most likely it will hit .32.

>
>I'd like to get this patch into the .32 tree once it opens
>http://johannes.sipsolutions.net/patches/kernel/all/LATEST/NNN-net-core-mc-sync-list.patch
>
>but I don't know how to handle that wrt. your patch, which will clearly
>conflict with mein. Will you be sending that soon?

I see your need. I'll think about it and try to prepare the lists for this use.
>
>I guess we could stick this one into wireless-testing, and then take it
>out again once your patch hits the tree and offers me similar API for
>list_head based multicast lists?

Or wait, I hope the patch will be ready in week tops.

Jirka
>
>johannes


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