Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161164AbWLUDAT (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:00:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161158AbWLUDAT (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:00:19 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:46212 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161164AbWLUDAR (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:00:17 -0500 Subject: Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down From: Dan Williams To: Matthew Garrett Cc: Michael Wu , Jiri Benc , Arjan van de Ven , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20061221022053.GB723@srcf.ucam.org> References: <20061219185223.GA13256@srcf.ucam.org> <1166638371.2798.26.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20061221011526.GB32625@srcf.ucam.org> <200612202057.09545.flamingice@sourmilk.net> <20061221022053.GB723@srcf.ucam.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:02:18 -0500 Message-Id: <1166670138.23168.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2.1 (2.8.2.1-2.fc6) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 621 Lines: 20 On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 02:20 +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 08:57:05PM -0500, Michael Wu wrote: > > (allowing scanning while the interface is down) > > > No, it's absolutely a bug. It just so happens that some drivers incorrectly > > allowed it. > > Ok. Would it be reasonable to add warnings to any devices that allow it? Quite reasonable. Dan - 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/