Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:37:22 -0300 | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] Tell linkwatch about new interfaces | | From | Sergio Luis <> |
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On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:33 PM, David Miller<davem@davemloft.net> wrote: > From: Sergio Luis <eeeesti@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:21 -0300 > >> is this patch incorrect, though? with the linkwatch_fire_event() call, >> the rfc2863 operstate will be set for everyone at device register >> time. > > The issue is dumb drivers that do not manage their link state > at all. We want them to always have their links up, from the > moment they are registered. > > This is especially important for virtual devices. >
I see. I will try to take a look at the driver in question, then. Thanks. -- 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/
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