Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:27:29 -0700 (PDT) | From | George Bonser <> | Subject | Re: IFF_UP vs IFF_RUNNING |
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On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Gergely Madarasz wrote:
> I think you didn't understand it. My patch against syncppp.c (and > net/core/dev.c) allows IFF_RUNNING to be set by the link protocol driver, > while IFF_UP is set by dev.c only. The reason for setting them together in > dev.c is that it should be compatible with the current way of things, when > IFF_RUNNING was set exacly when IFF_UP was set. My patch to syncppp.c > resets IFF_RUNNING when open and sets it only when the link protocol is > up. So it does exactly the thing you are talking about.
Ok, I misunderstood what you said and did not look at the code. I thought you were saying that you modified it to keep both flags in sync at all times. My apologies.
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