Re: (WAN) network device status

Telford002
2001-10-23T16:38:17Z

In a message dated 10/23/01 1:59:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, khc@pm.waw.pl
writes:

> 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.
>
> I think the kernel should deactivate respective routing table entries
> as well when a link goes down.

Not if the link can be redialed or reconnected implicitly or on-demand
in some way.

Joachim Martillo