From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: (WAN) network device status
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 02:10:59 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BD509F3.B306361E@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3itd7rcou.fsf@defiant.pm.waw.pl>
Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> I remember a discussion about net_dev->flags and carrier loss etc
> detection. Did the things change? I mean, do we currently have a way
> for network device driver to report (to the rest of kernel, to the
> userland) that the link is down? It would include DCD (carrier) loss,
> Ethernet link down, IrDA/USB disconnects etc.
We have netif_carrier_{on,off}, and longer term netlink should
proactively deliver link up/down messages.
Jeff
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2001-10-22 14:06 (WAN) network device status Krzysztof Halasa
2001-10-23 6:10 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
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2001-10-23 16:38 Telford002
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