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bridge: add some comments for NETDEV_RELEASE

Add comments on why we don't notify NETDEV_RELEASE.

Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Amerigo Wang 13 years ago
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      net/bridge/br_if.c

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net/bridge/br_if.c

@@ -427,6 +427,10 @@ int br_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!p || p->br != br)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Since more than one interface can be attached to a bridge,
+	 * there still maybe an alternate path for netconsole to use;
+	 * therefore there is no reason for a NETDEV_RELEASE event.
+	 */
 	del_nbp(p);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);