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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/loopback.c3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index b6d4ae3ad506..2617320efa95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -293,4 +293,7 @@ static int __init loopback_init(void)
return register_pernet_device(&loopback_net_ops);
}
+/* Loopback is special. It should be initialized before any other network
+ * device and network subsystem.
+ */
fs_initcall(loopback_init);