Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (41 commits)
  [RTNETLINK]: Fix warning for !CONFIG_KMOD
  [IPV4] ip_options.c: kmalloc + memset conversion to kzalloc
  [DECNET]: kmalloc + memset conversion to kzalloc
  [NET]: ethtool_perm_addr only has one implementation
  [NET]: ethtool ops are the only way
  [PPPOE]: Improve hashing function in hash_item().
  [XFRM]: State selection update to use inner addresses.
  [IPSEC]: Ensure that state inner family is set
  [TCP]: Bidir flow must not disregard SACK blocks for lost marking
  [TCP]: Fix ratehalving with bidirectional flows
  [PPPOL2TP]: Add CONFIG_INET Kconfig dependency.
  [NET]: Page offsets and lengths need to be __u32.
  [AF_UNIX]: Make code static.
  [NETFILTER]: Make nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr() static.
  [PKTGEN]: make get_ipsec_sa() static and non-inline
  [PPPoE]: move lock_sock() in pppoe_sendmsg() to the right location
  [PPPoX/E]: return ENOTTY on unknown ioctl requests
  [IPV6]: ipv6_addr_type() doesn't know about RFC4193 addresses.
  [NET]: Fix prio_tune() handling of root qdisc.
  [NET]: Fix sch_api to properly set sch->parent on the root.
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 6ba6ed2b480a..5106c2328d12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@ struct net_device loopback_dev = {
 /* Setup and register the loopback device. */
 static int __init loopback_init(void)
 {
-	return register_netdev(&loopback_dev);
+	int err = register_netdev(&loopback_dev);
+
+	if (err)
+		panic("loopback: Failed to register netdevice: %d\n", err);
+
+	return err;
 };
 
 module_init(loopback_init);