Jay Vosburgh wrote:
> Add priv_flag to specifically identify bonding-involved devices.  Needed
> because IFF_MASTER is an unreliable identifier (vlan interfaces above
> bonding will inherit IFF_MASTER).  Misidentification of devices would 
> cause notifier events for other devices to be erroneously processed by 
> bonding, causing various havoc.

Just wanted to report that this patch solves a kernel oops on 2.6.17.11
while trying to change name of a VLAN device created on top of a bonding
one.

Thanks,

-- 
Pawel Foremski  
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