From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marc Haber Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bridge: leave carrier on for empty bridge Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:55:40 +0200 Message-ID: <20110925085540.GC32712@torres.zugschlus.de> References: <20110902172220.830228928@vyatta.com> <20110902172247.396753508@vyatta.com> <4E614CF7.7030700@gmail.com> <20110902151100.327af0bf@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> <4E618DCD.5070901@sfc.wide.ad.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from torres.zugschlus.de ([85.214.131.164]:33771 "EHLO torres.zugschlus.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751583Ab1IYIzl (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:55:41 -0400 Received: from mh by torres.zugschlus.de with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1R7kUu-0000AX-Lm for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:55:40 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E618DCD.5070901@sfc.wide.ad.jp> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 11:15:41AM +0900, Ang Way Chuang wrote: > A more ideal solution in this case is to add the option to enabling > carrier on sysfs and modify libvirtd to turn on the carrier if IPv6 is > enabled. I would even do it manually from an init script if that saves me from having an extra dummy interface on a bridge just to force it up. > Since there is no other > complain from other user with this setup, I guess nobody actually > assigns IPv6 to libvirtd network device at this moment I do. Daily. And get bitten every time I reboot. A _major_ nuisance. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190