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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:37:22 -0300 From: Sergio Luis <eeeesti@...il.com> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> Cc: amluto@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Tell linkwatch about new interfaces On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:33 PM, David Miller<davem@...emloft.net> wrote: > From: Sergio Luis <eeeesti@...il.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:21 -0300 > >> is this patch incorrect, though? with the linkwatch_fire_event() call, >> the rfc2863 operstate will be set for everyone at device register >> time. > > The issue is dumb drivers that do not manage their link state > at all. We want them to always have their links up, from the > moment they are registered. > > This is especially important for virtual devices. > I see. I will try to take a look at the driver in question, then. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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