On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 01:15 -0400, Peter Memishian wrote:
> On a vaguely-related note: does the mac_notify() function serve some
> practical purpose? The original ARC case states:
>
> extern void mac_notify(mac_handle_t);
>
> This function prompts the MAC module to call each function in the the
> notification list once with each notification type.
>
> ... and indeed, this seems to match what it does, but it seems silly, and
> nothing has ever called it. Maybe it's intended for testing?
I think it can be useful for an "en masse" restart. For example,
imagine switching a virtual link to a different physical device, that
might have new capabilities, link state, etc. Rather than worry about
each one, this gives a way to tell all upstream consumers "go look
again, maybe it changed!"
-- Garrett
>
> --
> meem
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