From: Stefan Rompf <stefan@loplof.de>
To: Thomas Ogrisegg <tom-lkml@lkml.fnord.at>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netdev/uevent
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:37:34 +0100
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Thomas Ogrisegg wrote:

> What do you mean with "ethtool and netlink"? At least the current
> release of ethtool does not seem to have any netlink support.

You can listen to RTMGRP_LINK on NETLINK_ROUTE. IFF_RUNNING will give you the 
link state information you're looking for.

For you application scenario: I'm working on a DHCP client that uses this 
netlink information, so don't invent the wheel twice ;-)

Stefan
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