Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:18:47 +0100 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/em if_em.c Message-ID: <41892F17.79C393F4@freebsd.org> References: <23791.1099507264@critter.freebsd.dk> <Pine.BSF.4.53.0411031845440.1747@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net> <20041103191529.GT22681@funkthat.com>
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John-Mark Gurney wrote: > > Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote this message on Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 18:57 +0000: > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > > > In message <Pine.BSF.4.53.0411031818150.1747@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net>, "Bjoern A. Zeeb" writes: > > > > > > >I think it's overkill to enable all verbose msgs just to see link state > > > >messages in my logs again when someone fiddles at the cabling in the > > > >colo hotel where he shouldn't - or did I mis-read the commit message ? > > > > > > Link states are visible with ifconfig(8). > > > > of course they are but who will notify me or write them to my logs so > > I have timestamps ? Do I need to write a small daemon to regularly > > and fast enough poll for link state changes now ? > > Sounds like we need to expand devd for this.. We already have miibus > hooked up for kevent notification... And it shoudln't be hard to make > the kevent notification happen for non-miibus drivers... The network drivers poll their PHY via MII every second for connection status. You don't have to worry about milliseconds or so. -- Andre
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