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Re: PATCH idea - netlink and link changes

from [Tim Hockin] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PATCH idea - netlink and link changes
From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:07:53 -0700
Cc: Stefan Rompf <srompf@xxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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jamal wrote: 

On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Stefan Rompf wrote:


IMHO we should merge the patches, taking your one workqueue per device
approach and my usage of IFF_RUNNING as a mirror bit. What do other
netdev people think?

Only one work queue please, not one per device.

What of two devices that lose link at the same time? Say a hub or switch dies..


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Tim Hockin
Systems Software Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Linux Kernel Engineering
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