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From: Stefan Rompf <stefan@loplof.de>
To: Thomas Ogrisegg <tom-lkml@lkml.fnord.at>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netdev/uevent
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:37:34 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200602222337.34755.stefan@loplof.de> (raw)

Thomas Ogrisegg wrote:

> What do you mean with "ethtool and netlink"? At least the current
> release of ethtool does not seem to have any netlink support.

You can listen to RTMGRP_LINK on NETLINK_ROUTE. IFF_RUNNING will give you the 
link state information you're looking for.

For you application scenario: I'm working on a DHCP client that uses this 
netlink information, so don't invent the wheel twice ;-)

Stefan

             reply	other threads:[~2006-02-22 22:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-22 22:37 Stefan Rompf [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-02-21 23:48 [PATCH] netdev/uevent Thomas Ogrisegg
2006-02-22  0:17 ` Greg KH
2006-02-22  8:37   ` Thomas Ogrisegg
2006-02-22 17:53     ` Greg KH
2006-02-22 17:54     ` Chris Wright

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