Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 10 Nov 1998 16:57:25 +0100 | From | Henner Eisen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Compilation fixes for 2.1.127 |
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>>>>> "Andi" == Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> writes: >> Is dst_link_failure() intended to be a public interface?
Andi> Yes. icmp_send on the other hand isn't: it is only supposed Andi> to be called from IPv4, it doesn't work with IPv6, it is a Andi> layer violation.
Yes. I was just wondering whether this is the proper way for net device drivers to signal link failures. As the link failure detected by the device affects all attached network protocol stacks, would it make sense to handle this event by means of a dedicated netdevice notifier?
Henner
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