Re: [patch] Link state reporting

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 08:47:35AM -0800, David Brownell wrote:

> How about simpler reporting and labeling?
> Specifically:
> 
>     - single header line, "interface status\n" (or none)
>     - simpler status: "%s %s\n", dev->name and "up" or"down
> 
> Easier for programs to work with that way.  Example:
> the "ifup" scripts for "usbnet" links would be simpler,
> at least for the links that can detect peer presence.
> (It's likely too much to change just now to tristate
> status:  up, down, and "can't tell".)
> 
> Leading to an issue I've raised before:  don't we need
> to see more active link state reporting too?  Along
> the lines of running "/sbin/hotplug net up" (or down)
> to report INTERFACE= going up or down.

Yes, that's needed, too.

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs