Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:06:22 +0200 (CEST) | From | Bogdan Costescu <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] support for Cobalt Networks (x86 only) systems (for realthis |
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On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> I am sure that to an unpriviledged application reporting back the same result > as we saw last time we asked the hardware unless it is over 30 seconds old > will work fine. Maybe 10 for link partner ?
No way! If I implement a HA application which depends on link status, I want the info to be accurate, I don't want to know that 30 seconds ago I had good link.
IMHO, rate limiting is the only solution.
-- Bogdan Costescu
IWR - Interdisziplinaeres Zentrum fuer Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Universitaet Heidelberg, INF 368, D-69120 Heidelberg, GERMANY Telephone: +49 6221 54 8869, Telefax: +49 6221 54 8868 E-mail: Bogdan.Costescu@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De
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