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    [NET]: Network hotplug via class_device/kobject. · 029fdd13
    Stephen Hemminger authored
    This patch changes network devices to run hotplug out of the
    kobject/class_device infrastructure rather than calling it
    from the network code.  The code gets simpler and there is
    only one place for Greg to fix when he changes the API.
    
    All hotplug now happens off the chain:
         rtnl_unlock -> netdev_run_todo -> netdev_sysfs_{un}register
    
    The state flag deadbeef was converted to a state enumeration tp
    handle necessary book keeping, and adds some defense against
    drivers that have unexpected semantics.
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net-sysfs.c 9.06 KB