netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] bridge: leave carrier on for empty bridge

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Date:	Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:28:14 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bridge: leave carrier on for empty bridge

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:14:45 -0700

> This resolves a regression seen by some users of bridging.
> Some users use the bridge like a dummy device. 
> They expect to be able to put an IPv6 address on the device
> with no ports attached. Although there are better ways of doing
> this, there is no reason to not allow it.
> 
> Note: the bridge still will reflect the state of ports in the
> bridge if there are any added.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>

Applied to 'net' and queued up for -stable.
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