Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:02:42 +0200
From: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
To: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
        "netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
        "jasowang@redhat.com" <jasowang@redhat.com>,
        "driverdev-devel@linuxdriverproject.org" 
	<driverdev-devel@linuxdriverproject.org>,
        "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        "davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] hyperv: Add handler for
 RNDIS_STATUS_NETWORK_CHANGE event
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On Fri, Jun 20, Haiyang Zhang wrote:

> This command ("/etc/init.d/network restart") exists on our supported distros
> currently. We will also look into some better ways to refresh the network for
> the distros without this command. I have tried setting IF_OPER_DORMANT then 
> IF_OPER_UP, but not working. I will look into the suspend/resume cycle as
> well.

I think its reasonable to expect guest config changes on this new kind
of host. Would a link-down/link-up event work? I'm sure it will, there
is enough code floating around in the guests which handles cable unplug. 

Olaf
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