Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc2] bonding: partially back out dev_set_mac_address

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Vosburgh wrote:
>         This patch backs out some of the calls to dev_set_mac_address
> and replaces them with calls to a similar function that does not call
> notifier_call_chain.
>
>         The reason for this is that the rtnetlink event handler and its
> descendents make GFP_KERNEL memory allocation requests, and the bonding
> driver makes some of its MAC address change calls from timer context
> with a lock held (notably the ALB mode).
>
>         Rearranging the bonding driver to not call this way is a fairly
> involved change; this patch merely reverts one part of bonding to the
> way it used to be.

Do I need to forward this for -rc3?

        Jeff