netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net-sysfs: expose number of carrier on/off changes

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Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:25:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	decot@...glers.com
Cc:	jhs@...atatu.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com, chenweilong@...wei.com,
	jiri@...nulli.us, amirv@...lanox.com, mwdalton@...gle.com,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, tj@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net-sysfs: expose number of carrier on/off
 changes

From: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:48:35 -0700

> This allows to monitor carrier on/off transitions and detect link
> flapping issues:
>  - new /sys/class/net/X/carrier_changes
>  - new rtnetlink IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES (getlink)
> 
> Tested:
>   - grep . /sys/class/net/*/carrier_changes
>     + ip link set dev X down/up
>     + plug/unplug cable
>   - updated iproute2: prints IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES
>   - iproute2 20121211-2 (debian): unchanged behavior
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>

Looks good, applied, thanks David.
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