linux-kernel - Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down

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Date:	Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:02:18 -0500
From:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	Michael Wu <flamingice@...rmilk.net>, Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down

On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 02:20 +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 08:57:05PM -0500, Michael Wu wrote:
> 
> (allowing scanning while the interface is down)
> 
> > No, it's absolutely a bug. It just so happens that some drivers incorrectly 
> > allowed it.
> 
> Ok. Would it be reasonable to add warnings to any devices that allow it?

Quite reasonable.

Dan


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