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    [NET] core: add RFC2863 operstate · b00055aa
    Stefan Rompf authored
    this patch adds a dormant flag to network devices, RFC2863 operstate derived
    from these flags and possibility for userspace interaction. It allows drivers
    to signal that a device is unusable for user traffic without disabling
    queueing (and therefore the possibility for protocol establishment traffic to
    flow) and a userspace supplicant (WPA, 802.1X) to mark a device unusable
    without changes to the driver.
    
    It is the result of our long discussion. However I must admit that it
    represents what Jamal and I agreed on with compromises towards Krzysztof, but
    Thomas and Krzysztof still disagree with some parts. Anyway I think it should
    be applied.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarStefan Rompf <stefan@loplof.de>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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