linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next ] Fix time-lag of IFF_RUNNING flag consistency between vlan and real devices

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Date:	Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:34:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	stephen.hemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au,
	kaber@...sh.net, mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl, therbert@...gle.com,
	jesse@...ira.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com,
	mitsuo.hayasaka.hu@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next ] Fix time-lag of IFF_RUNNING flag consistency
 between vlan and real devices

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:06:28 -0700 (PDT)

> This was mostly typical of older hardware that did not have a PHY
> interrupt.

Many have to poll because the PHY interrupt is simply unreliable.
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