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Re: [PATCH] IPV6: inappropriate static variable in net/ipv6/ndisc.c

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPV6: inappropriate static variable in net/ipv6/ndisc.c
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:23:42 -0700 (PDT)
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   From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:21:09 +0900 (JST)

   It is not appropriate to use static variable here.
   
It used to be actually needed when ipv6 flows contained
pointers to addresses, and yes that was racey.
   
I'll apply this, thanks.

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