Subject: Re: [patch 4/10] s390: network driver.

From: Tommy Christensen <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:04:48 +0100

Hasso Tepper wrote:
> All this work is done to avoid sending stale packets to the network? Ie. 
> there will be no change regarding socket blocking issue? Detecting carrier 
> on/off and/or socket per interface is must be for us in user space to avoid 
> socket blocking? I'm just trying to have full picture so I can put my 
> priorities in place for next release.

A proper solution would take care of both these issues: "stale packets"
and "socket blocking". They are pretty much related.

Using a socket for each interface *ought* not be needed.
Carrier detection sounds like a good thing in its own right.

Hope this helps,
Tommy