Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.9-rc3] dev_close: use of netif_poll_disable

From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 15:02:29 -0700

On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:28:05 +0200
Francois Romieu <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Use of identical (comment included) netif_poll_disable().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <[email-masked]>

It's not identical.  netif_poll_disable() actually sets the
__LINK_STATE_RX_SCHED bit when it finally sees it clear.

Whereas this code in net/core/dev.c is just waiting for it
to clear.