netdev - Re: If bridge have no sub-interfaces, it's status may be still with 'RUNNING'

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Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:55:53 +0800
From:	yzhu1 <Yanjun.Zhu@...driver.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Wu, Kuaikuai" <Kuaikuai.Wu@...driver.com>,
	"Tao, Yue" <Yue.Tao@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: If bridge have no sub-interfaces, it's status may be still with
 'RUNNING'

Hi, Stephen && David

Any update?

Zhu Yanjun

On 02/18/2015 12:14 AM, Zhu, Yanjun wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> We should make it compatible. So I made a patch to turn on carrier on this bridge interface when the last sub interface is removed.
>
> Hi, David
>
> Please make tests with this latest patch. Thanks a lot.
>
> Best Regards!
> Zhu Yanjun
> ________________________________________
> From: Stephen Hemminger [stephen@...workplumber.org]
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 8:51 AM
> To: David Ahern
> Cc: Zhu, Yanjun; netdev; Wu, Kuaikuai; Tao, Yue
> Subject: Re: If bridge have no sub-interfaces, it's status may be still with 'RUNNING'
>
> Originally bridge code would start with carrier off,
> but there were users using bridge as a form of dummy device
> and this broke them. Therefore it was decided (like 5 yrs ago),
> that bridge should start with carrier on.

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