netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 07/25] ovpn: keep carrier always on

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Message-ID: <c173c738-5b2f-4236-a165-c064d2d82da1@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:25:54 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...nvpn.net>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, ryazanov.s.a@...il.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, sd@...asysnail.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 07/25] ovpn: keep carrier always on

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 03:08:25PM +0200, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> An ovpn interface will keep carrier always on and let the user
> decide when an interface should be considered disconnected.
> 
> This way, even if an ovpn interface is not connected to any peer,
> it can still retain all IPs and routes and thus prevent any data
> leak.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...nvpn.net>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew