netdev - Re: [2/2] [NET] link_watch: Remove delay for up even when we're down

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Message-Id: <20070508.183646.130238577.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 08 May 2007 18:36:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	jeremy@...p.org, hch@...radead.org, ak@...e.de,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org,
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	ian.pratt@...source.com, Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org,
	shemminge@...ux-foundation.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	Keir.Fraser@...cam.ac.uk
Subject: Re: [2/2] [NET] link_watch: Remove delay for up even when we're
 down

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 22:16:09 +1000

> [NET]: Remove link_watch delay for up even when we're down
> 
> Currently all link carrier events are delayed by up to a second
> before they're processed to prevent link storms.  This causes
> unnecessary packet loss during that interval.
> 
> In fact, we can achieve the same effect in preventing storms by
> only delaying down events and unnecssary up events.  The latter
> is defined as up events when we're already up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Also applied, thanks Herbert.
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