Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:17:07 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] netdev/uevent |
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 12:48:07AM +0100, Thomas Ogrisegg wrote: > This patch adds userspace notification for register/unregister and > plug/unplug events for netdevices. It calls kobject_uevent to let > userspace applications (via netlink-interface) know that e.g. the > ethernet-cable was plugged in (or plugged out) and thus the ethernet > device may have to be reconfigured. > > Common scenario: > A userspace application is notified that the ethernet cable was plugged > out and later plugged in. It now checks whether the ethernet card is now > connected to an other network and reassigns it's IP-Address via DHCP. > > BTW: Of course I know that the constant KOBJ_ONLINE actually has an other > meaning than what I used it for. I just didn't want to introduce a new > constant and it just seems perfect for my purpose. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Ogrisegg <tom-lkml@lkml.fnord.at>
Hm, I thought ethtool and netlink already handled this kind of event just fine. Why would you add a uevent too?
thanks,
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