netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: Set NOCARRIER bit of etherdev state at initialization

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Date:	Fri, 23 May 2014 14:15:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dcbw@...hat.com
Cc:	kumaran.4353@...il.com, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	avi.kp.137@...il.com, edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: Set NOCARRIER bit of etherdev state at
 initialization

From: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 12:38:01 -0500

> The current "carrier on until told otherwise" model is intentional,
> because not all drivers support carrier detection, and thus we must
> assume the carrier is on until the driver tells us it is not on.
> 
> Would this patch break that model?

Absolutely correct, this change is completely inappropriate.
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