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SubjectRe: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> :
[...]
> IMHO:
> When device is down, it should:
> a) use as few resources as possible:
> - not grab memory for buffers
> - not assign IRQ unless it could get one
> - turn off all power consumption possible
> b) allow setting parameters like speed/duplex/autonegotiation,
> ring buffers, ... with ethtool, and remember the state
> c) not accept data coming in, and drop packets queued

<nit>
Imho speed/duplex/autoneg is not the business of the device: they belong
to the phy and it's up to it to decide if its state allows to set the
requested parameters or not.
</nit>

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Ueimor
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