[ovs-dev] [PATCH 3/3] netdev: Remove may_create/may_open flags.

[Ben Pfaff]

On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 04:17:40PM -0700, Jesse Gross wrote:
> The most recent revision of the netdev library added may_create
> and may_open flags to explicitly state the intent of the caller as
> to whether the device should already be in use.  This was simply
> a sanity check for users of the netdev library and the configuration.
> At this point the netdev library and its users are well behaved and
> should no longer need to be checked.  Additional checks have also
> been added for incorrect configuration that mean the netdev library
> is no longer the primary line of defense.

I never really understood exactly what was going on here.  I'm happy to
take your word for it that it is no longer necessary.

I'd prefer to retain the memset() in netdev_open_default(), if you don't
mind, to avoid surprising behavior should netdev_options change.