netdev - Re: [PATCH] netdev: generate kobject uevent on network state transitions

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Date:	Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:09:43 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	marcel@...tmann.org, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netdev: generate kobject uevent on network state
 transitions

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:14:40 -0800

> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:51:53 +0100
> Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org> wrote:
> 
> > > It is easier for some applications to deal with text based interfaces
> > > like uevent, rather than using netlink to listen for events.
> > >
> > > Note, this does not deal with network namespaces but that is a generic
> > > problem that already exists with kobjects (see rename events).
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
 ...
> > do we wanna copy just what ifconfig shows or do we might be a more  
> > intelligent and have separate variables like RUNNING=1 etc.?
> 
> Was arbitrary choice to just use same flags as existing ifconfig.
> What ever feels best I guess...

So what do folks want me to do here?  Should I put Stephen's
latest patch in, or do we want to make some kind of flags change?
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