netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/4] net: allow to change carrier from userspace

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Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:20:51 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
Cc:	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, mirqus@...il.com,
	greearb@...delatech.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/4] net: allow to change carrier from
 userspace

On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:17:33 -0200
Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:09:33 -0800
> Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:54:23 -0200
> > Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I am saying this because people are used to and there are scripts out
> > > there using something like:
> > > # ethtool <iface> | grep 'Link'
> > > to react an interface failure.
> > 
> > Then the script is broken. It is asking about hardware state.
> 
> I was talking about the team master interface, so it makes sense
> to check its 'hardware' state. Just think on 'bond0' interface
> with no slaves. It should report Link detected: no.
> 
> See bond_release(), what happens if bond->slave_cnt == 0, for instance.
> 

I was thinking more that ethtool operation for reporting link on
the team device should use the proper check rather than just using netif_carrier_ok(),
the team ethtool operation for get_link should be check IFF_RUNNING flag
in dev->flags which is controlled by operstate transistions.
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