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

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Message-ID: <20121213100933.6d68a8e5@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:09:33 -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 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.
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