Bug 137702 - [PATCH] via velocity link detection
Bug#: 137702 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Other Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: dsd@gentoo.org Reported By: uberlord@gentoo.org
Component: Core system
URL:  http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6711
Summary: [PATCH] via velocity link detection
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2006-06-23 03:06 0000
Description:   Opened: 2006-06-23 03:06 0000 
via velocity kernel module does not raise events when link status changes.
Also, it is incorrectly set to "up" when there is no cable in when the module
first loads.

I've submitted a patch referrenced above to the kernel bugzilla which has been
accepted into the netdev kernel.

------- Comment #1 From Roy Marples (RETIRED) 2006-06-23 03:08:55 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=89889) [details]
raises events on link status change

Please include this patch in gentoo-sources :)

------- Comment #2 From Daniel Drake 2006-07-02 01:51:04 0000 ------- 
Fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.17-r1 / genpatches-2.6.17-1