Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2)

From: Werner Almesberger (wa@almesberger.net)
Date: Fri Jun 06 2003 - 19:06:20 EST

chas williams wrote:
> ever hang up in the middle of a call? ever want to hang up
> in the middle of a phone call?

Yes, exactly: if you want to remove the phone, this also
removes the call. In TCP/IP, this isn't the case. Your
TCP connections will survive route changes, interface
removals, etc.

- Werner 

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