Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263025AbTFGKz7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 06:55:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263077AbTFGKz7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 06:55:59 -0400 Received: from jstevenson.plus.com ([212.159.71.212]:24965 "EHLO god.stev.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263025AbTFGKzx (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 06:55:53 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:19:40 +0100 (IST) From: James Stevenson To: chas williams cc: Werner Almesberger , "David S. Miller" , Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) In-Reply-To: <200306070047.h570lfsG003377@ginger.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 731 Lines: 21 On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, chas williams wrote: > In message <20030606210620.G3232@almesberger.net>,Werner Almesberger writes: > >TCP connections will survive route changes, interface > >removals, etc. > > really? if i remove my ethernet interface i expect all the > connections to die. Think of a latop with a normall ethernet card in it. When you unplug the cable it wont disconnect all the tcp connection on the interface so that you could re route everything though a wireless card. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/