On Tue, 2005-15-11 at 08:02 -0500, jamal wrote: > I didnt see this issue as any different than setting any other current > netdevice flags which goes via dev_change_flags; i gave the example of > IFF_UP in my email because it sets the dev->state (invoked via > dev->open/close). In the case of user space 802.1x - i assume the user > space code is going to drive the state transitions by changing the > netdevice->flags, no? >
Let me expand some more (since i am gonna disappear again for a 10-12 hours): I believe, after some coffee, all oper state should be read only from user space. The control of the oper state will need to go via admin state (like IFF_UP) - after all that is what "admin" means. Having said that, perhaps thats where the concept of useroverride you have or IFF_WAIT needs to go. What should be done though is to select an "operational" mode via admin flags - example "the device is set by the admin to dormant state" or "the device is set to dial-on-demand mode" etc. cheers, jamal - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
