lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2002]   [Oct]   [21]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Patch: linux-2.5.42/kernel/sys.c - warm reboot should not suspend devices

> Question, is there a method from the class shutdown code that we
> can/should call, during reboot. I just have this memory that for
> network interfaces simply downing the interface tends to put it in
> a quiescent state. And I am wondering if that might be a general
> thing we can take advantage of. Though if the class remove methods
> modify the data structures I guess that is out.

No. Bringing down the network interface, at least, can be done from
userspace.

-pat

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:30    [W:0.134 / U:0.020 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site