Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2)

Werner Almesberger (wa@almesberger.net)
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:56:24 -0300

chas williams wrote:
> really? if i remove my ethernet interface i expect all the
> connections to die.

They survive at least ifconfig down, then ifconfig up. I have
to do this often enough :-( I think there was a time (probably
long long ago), when downing the interface killed them
immediately.

- Werner

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