Re: [PATCH] 8021q/vlan: process NETDEV_GOING_DOWN

From: David Miller
Date: Wed May 30 2012 - 16:28:57 EST


From: Eldad Zack <eldad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 21:11:02 +0200 (CEST)

> In case a certain protocol needs to send a "dying gasp" packet, when you
> administrativly shutdown the port (which is also what happens when you
> restart the machine).

No in tree users have this requirement, therefore your patch is
inappropriate.

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