[Crash-utility] [PATCH] crash: add dev_base_head support for net command
Dave Anderson
anderson at redhat.com
Mon Mar 17 21:28:08 UTC 2008
Dave Anderson wrote:
> > Eugene Teo wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > I found that the net command in crash 4.0-6.1 does not work with Fedora
> > kernel 2.6.23.14-115.fc8. There was a rework on dev_base[1] to replace
> > the use of dev_base variable, and dev->next pointer with for_each_netdev
> > loop. This patch fixes this problem.
>
>
> Thanks Eugene -- queued for the next release.
>
> BTW, the patch looks to have a short shelf-life. In 2.6.24, the
> new dev_base_head list_head that your patch looks for no longer
> exists. So for now I've also updated the error message in
> show_net_devices() to complain if both dev_base and dev_base_head
> don't exist.
>
> I'll update the TODO list with the newer net command issue
> if anybody wants to take a shot at fixing it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
The attached patch addresses the same issue for 2.6.24 and later kernels,
and which applies on top of Eugene's patch.
Dave
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