netdev - Re: followup: what's responsible for setting netdev->operstate to IF_OPER

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.21.1808261525001.9594@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:26:11 -0400 (EDT)
From:   "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
cc:     Linux kernel netdev mailing list <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: followup: what's responsible for setting netdev->operstate to
 IF_OPER_DOWN?

On Sun, 26 Aug 2018, Andrew Lunn wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 11:14:33AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   apologies for the constant pleas for assistance, but i think i'm
> > zeroing in on the problem that started all this. recap: custom
> > FPGA-based linux box with multiple ports, where the current
> > symptom is that there is no userspace notification when someone
> > simply unplugs one of the ports ("ifconfig" shows that interface
> > still RUNNING).
>
> What are you using for a PHY? Are you using phylib or phylink?  I
> strongly suggest you do, and then you don't need to care about any
> of this.

  i'm not sure i'm even allowed to talk about that given the NDA --
i'll just muddle through following the code until i figure out what is
failing to notify userspace. le *sigh*.

rday

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