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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Weirich, Bernhard" <Bernhard.Weirich@riedel.net>
Cc: "bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org" <bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Bridge] possible bridge regression in "bridge: implement [add/del]_slave ops"?
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:11:38 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110810081138.3a1b2632@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6680AE1BD102B9419251E785D19F5D039FA037F0@ExchN1.riedel.net>

On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:54:58 +0200
"Weirich, Bernhard" <Bernhard.Weirich@riedel.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I had trouble with the new detection code for interface ports. 
> In turned out that the carrier was down, but IFF_RUNNING was set. 
> I changed the code to check for IFF_UP & IFF_LOWER_UP for interface ports and now it works the way it should.
> Would it be better to check IFF_LOWER_UP or is my interface device driver incorrect?
> 
> Best regards,
> Bernhard

The standard for carrier up is IFF_RUNNING. IFF_LOWER_UP is meant for
use by modems and other special devies.

  reply	other threads:[~2011-08-10 15:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-10  7:54 [Bridge] possible bridge regression in "bridge: implement [add/del]_slave ops"? Weirich, Bernhard
2011-08-10 15:11 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
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2011-06-30  8:33 Alexander Stein
     [not found] ` <201106301527.19539.alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com>
2011-06-30 17:03   ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-06-30 17:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-07-01 10:08   ` David Lamparter
2011-07-04  6:46   ` Alexander Stein
2011-07-05 21:28 ` Stephen Hemminger

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