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Re: NETDEV_CHANGE events when __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER is modified

To: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: NETDEV_CHANGE events when __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER is modified
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 18:50:31 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>, Janice Girouard <girouard@xxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0105042116190.16541-100000@shell.cyberus.ca>
References: <20010504201702.A1011@fred.local> <Pine.GSO.4.30.0105042116190.16541-100000@shell.cyberus.ca>
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jamal writes:
 > Come to think of it: How does cardbus/pcmcia netcard insertion work? That
 > sends a netlink message and if i am not mistaken in interupt context.

I believe these events get sent to the cardmgr daemon and it does
all the ifconf magic to change the device state.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@xxxxxxxxxx

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