From: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se>
To: bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: Patch: Idea for RFC2863 conform OperStatus
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:16:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <15786.42910.601886.468716@robur.slu.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021014103855.GA19962@outpost.ds9a.nl>
bert hubert writes:
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 03:23:53PM +0200, Stefan Rompf wrote:
>
> > +CONFIG_LINKWATCH
> > + When this option is enabled, the kernel will forward changes in the
> > + operative ("RUNNING") state of an interface via the netlink socket.
> > + This is most useful when running linux as a router.
>
> I know people who would kill for this feature. So powers that be, please
> consider merging.
>
> Is there no quick way of getting all cards using the MII stuff to support
> this in one go? mii-diag seems to work on most cards already?
Hello!
Well it has to be handled with somewhat caution too... Just a little link-flap
can cause massive network/routing changes.
If you run a routing protocol BGP, OSPF etc it has it's own mechanism with
timers for declaring neighbours/link partners down. But yes in some setups it
can be useful -- with dampning.
--ro
PS. Have seen 100 kpps in a Linux production router now. :-)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-14 11:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-12 13:23 Patch: Idea for RFC2863 conform OperStatus Stefan Rompf
2002-10-12 13:13 ` jamal
2002-10-13 12:48 ` Stefan Rompf
2002-10-13 14:04 ` jamal
2002-10-15 9:53 ` Stefan Rompf
2002-10-16 2:49 ` jamal
2002-10-21 21:38 ` Stefan Rompf
2002-10-12 14:09 ` jamal
2002-10-13 19:14 ` kuznet
2002-10-13 20:30 ` jamal
2002-10-13 21:00 ` kuznet
2002-10-13 21:34 ` jamal
2002-10-13 22:04 ` kuznet
2002-10-14 12:42 ` Stefan Rompf
2002-10-14 13:11 ` jamal
2002-10-14 13:38 ` jamal
2002-10-14 18:14 ` Stefan Rompf
2002-10-14 18:55 ` David Brownell
2002-10-14 19:03 ` David Brownell
2002-10-14 13:01 ` jamal
2002-10-14 10:38 ` bert hubert
2002-10-14 11:16 ` Robert Olsson [this message]
2002-10-14 11:11 ` bert hubert
2002-10-14 11:50 ` Robert Olsson
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