Subject: Re: annoying "link state changed" messages on boot
To: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/01/2006 09:07:00
On 5/1/06, Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com> wrote:
> Every time on boot, I'm seeing messages like:
>
> wm0: link state changed to DOWN
> wm0: link state changed to UP
>
> for any interface that's used, and just a
>
> re0: link state changed to DOWN
>
> or similar for any interface that isn't used.
>
> Other than being somewhat annoying, do they serve any useful
> purpose? If there any problem if "#ifdef DEBUG"ing them in
> if_link_state_change()?
I also find them annoying. The question is: why were they added?
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