netdev - Re: Configuring ethernet link fails with No such device

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Date:	Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:25:02 -0700
From:	Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	systemd-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	fabio.estevam@...escale.com, l.stach@...gutronix.de,
	u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de, bryan.wu@...onical.com,
	bob.ham@...labora.com
Subject: Re: Configuring ethernet link fails with No such device

On 2016-04-11 18:29, David Miller wrote:
> From: Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:46:08 -0700
> 
>> What is the expectation/definition when link configuration should be
>> possible? Only after the network device got opened or before?
> 
> Only after it is open.  Drivers almost always have the entire chip in
> powerdown state when it is not open, so we wouldn't be able to
> properly do link settings even if we wanted to when the device is
> closed.

I see. Afact it is a udev rule which triggers the built-in link setup
code:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/09541e49ebd17b41482e447dd8194942f39788c0/rules/80-net-setup-link.rules

The udev rule is triggering on action add (=> probe on driver level). At
least on the device I tested, it seems that there is no event on open...
Any other ideas what could be used as trigger to configure the link?

--
Stefan