Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.5.70] Add release_netdev -- hook for sysfs/net device cleanup

From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 02:05:28 -0700 (PDT)

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
   Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:58:35 -0700
   
   Phase I:  introduces release_netdev which is the hook to allow later
      changes to hold onto the net device after the device has potentially
      unloaded.  Includes patch for the easy to fix devices. 

Besides naming (thought this was going to be named netdev_drop)
I have no problems.

Al?