From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:09:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:09:44 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:2740 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:09:44 -0400 Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 15:08:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20021009.150818.102229501.davem@redhat.com> To: vividh@ipinfusion.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Interface address change netlink socket problem.(Patch attached) From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <3DA4A3A3.2090408@ipinfusion.com> References: <3DA4A3A3.2090408@ipinfusion.com> X-FalunGong: Information control. X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Can you explain how not initializing some fields of the 'ifa' prevents the extra netlink messages? I don't understand how your patch works.