Re: [PATCH] net/ipv6: lower the level of "link is not ready" messages

From: David Miller
Date: Tue Jan 22 2019 - 23:43:12 EST


From: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@xxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:54:20 +0100

> This message gets logged far too often for how interesting is it.
>
> Most distributions nowadays configure NetworkManager to use randomly
> generated MAC addresses for Wi-Fi network scans. The interfaces end up
> being periodically brought down for the address change. When they're
> subsequently brought back up, the message is logged, eventually flooding
> the log.
>
> Perhaps the message is not all that helpful: it seems to be more
> interesting to hear when the addrconf actually start, not when it does
> not. Let's lower its level.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@xxxxx>

This has always bugged me too.

Applied, thanks!