Dana H. Myers wrote:
Garrett D'Amore wrote:
Dana H. Myers wrote:
Pete Bentley wrote:
Log file spam from a flapping link seems to me to be in the same
category as the spam you get from a disk with retriable errors...
It's irksome that it fills the log, but you wouldn't want to miss it.
A disk with retry-able errors, you might replace the disk. A
flapping link... you
might not be able to do anything other than ifconfig down that
interface or just
unplug it. So you end up with a log full of messages that something
isn't right
in the world, and there's really nothing you can do about it.
ifconfig down or replace it is _precisely_ the action you want to
take -- further, you really want to know that you need to take the
action.
Replace *what* ? It's not clear from the message what's wrong at all.
ifconfiging it down is just a way to make the messages stop, and doesn't
fix anything.
Replace the cable, nic, or link partner. Which is a matter for further
analysis. Ifconfig down is the right action to take if you have a link
that you aren't using that is disconnected. If its a link you care
about, then you need to resolve the problem.
-- Garrett
Dana
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