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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> I remember a discussion about net_dev->flags and carrier loss etc
> detection. Did the things change? I mean, do we currently have a way
> for network device driver to report (to the rest of kernel, to the
> userland) that the link is down? It would include DCD (carrier) loss,
> Ethernet link down, IrDA/USB disconnects etc.

We have netif_carrier_{on,off}, and longer term netlink should
proactively deliver link up/down messages.

	Jeff


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