From e24eb521fbf2a350ce879dfc1d8e56d4ffa2aa22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Borntraeger Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:42:02 -0700 Subject: [NET]: note that NETIF_F_LLTX is deprecated Am Freitag, 21. September 2007 schrieb Herbert Xu: > Please don't use LLTX in new drivers. We're trying to get rid > of it since it's > > 1) unnecessary; > 2) causes problems with AF_PACKET seeing things twice. I suggest to document that LLTX is deprecated. Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger Acked-by: Herbert Xu Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/networking') diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt index 9f7be9b7785e..d0f71fc7f782 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt @@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ dev->hard_start_xmit: has to lock by itself when needed. It is recommended to use a try lock for this and return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED when the spin lock fails. The locking there should also properly protect against - set_multicast_list. + set_multicast_list. Note that the use of NETIF_F_LLTX is deprecated. + Dont use it for new drivers. Context: Process with BHs disabled or BH (timer), will be called with interrupts disabled by netconsole. -- cgit v1.2.3