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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next v4 2/5] net/lapb: support netdev events
On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 11:36 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> > > From this point of view it will be the best to handle the NETDEV_UP in
> > > the lapb event handler and establish the link analog to the
> > > NETDEV_CHANGE event if the carrier is UP.
> >
> > Thanks! This way we can make sure LAPB would automatically connect in
> > all situations.
> >
> > Since we'll have a netif_carrier_ok check in NETDEV_UP handing, it
> > might make the code look prettier to also have a netif_carrier_ok
> > check in NETDEV_GOING_DOWN handing (for symmetry). Just a suggestion.
> > You can do whatever looks good to you :)
>
> Xie other than this the patches look good to you?
>
> Martin should I expect a respin to follow Xie's suggestion
> or should I apply v4?

There should be a respin because we need to handle the NETDEV_UP
event. The lapbether driver (and possibly some HDLC WAN drivers)
doesn't generate carrier events so we need to do auto-connect in the
NETDEV_UP event.

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