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 11:16:06 +0200 Message-ID: <20110925091606.GE32712@torres.zugschlus.de> References: <20110902172247.396753508@vyatta.com> <4E614CF7.7030700@gmail.com> <20110902151100.327af0bf@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> <4E6272BC.4020707@gmail.com> <20110903211438.2a43d2f2@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> <4E632A2E.5040805@gmail.com> <20110904093634.685d7c56@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> <4E65046E.1020005@gmail.com> <20110905105735.1b912715@nehalam.ftrdhcpuser.net> <4E65C31F.1010809@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from torres.zugschlus.de ([85.214.131.164]:33788 "EHLO torres.zugschlus.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751583Ab1IYJQI (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:16:08 -0400 Received: from mh by torres.zugschlus.de with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1R7kog-0000Em-LV for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:16:06 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E65C31F.1010809@gmail.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 08:52:15AM +0200, Nicolas de Peslo=C3=BCan wrot= e: > I really support the idea to keep the current behavior (assert > carrier on br0 when at least one port have carrier) and to fix the > applications to wait for the IPv6 address to be checked (DAD) > instead of dying on bind() failure. A really brilliant idea. Break things and then expect hundreds of apps or millions of installations to adapt. Greetings Marc --=20 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ------ Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im He= ader Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 7273= 9834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 232= 3190