netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] tun: support not enabling carrier in TUNSETIFF

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Date:   Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:10:15 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Patrick Rohr <prohr@...gle.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, maze@...gle.com,
        lorenzo@...gle.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tun: support not enabling carrier in TUNSETIFF

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:48:25 -0700 you wrote:
> This change adds support for not enabling carrier during TUNSETIFF
> interface creation by specifying the IFF_NO_CARRIER flag.
> 
> Our tests make heavy use of tun interfaces. In some scenarios, the test
> process creates the interface but another process brings it up after the
> interface is discovered via netlink notification. In that case, it is
> not possible to create a tun/tap interface with carrier off without it
> racing against the bring up. Immediately setting carrier off via
> TUNSETCARRIER is still too late.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] tun: support not enabling carrier in TUNSETIFF
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/195624d9c26b

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