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authorStephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>2007-11-19 19:23:29 -0800
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-01-28 14:54:17 -0800
commit0953864160bdd28dfe45fd46fa462b4d2d53cb96 (patch)
treefcc3be7c24858b4606d6eeafee2292a58d84c6a4 /drivers/net/netconsole.c
parent5106930bd6b57402205e3de54dae9476e215b622 (diff)
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[NETPOLL]: no need to store local_mac
The local_mac is managed by the network device, no need to keep a spare copy and all the management problems that could cause. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/netconsole.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/netconsole.c10
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 5ffbb8891647..31e047dd7bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -306,9 +306,11 @@ static ssize_t show_remote_ip(struct netconsole_target *nt, char *buf)
static ssize_t show_local_mac(struct netconsole_target *nt, char *buf)
{
+ struct net_device *dev = nt->np.dev;
+
DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
- print_mac(mac, nt->np.local_mac));
+ print_mac(mac, dev->dev_addr));
}
static ssize_t show_remote_mac(struct netconsole_target *nt, char *buf)
@@ -667,7 +669,7 @@ static int netconsole_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
struct netconsole_target *nt;
struct net_device *dev = ptr;
- if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGEADDR || event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME))
+ if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME))
goto done;
spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
@@ -675,10 +677,6 @@ static int netconsole_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
netconsole_target_get(nt);
if (nt->np.dev == dev) {
switch (event) {
- case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
- memcpy(nt->np.local_mac, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
- break;
-
case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
strlcpy(nt->np.dev_name, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
break;