On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:24:18 -0400
"Anurag S. Maskey" <Anurag.Maskey at Sun.COM> wrote:
>
> >
> >> ncu_phys.c
> >>
> >> 1841-1849: doesn't nwamd_ncp_activate_priority_group() bring the start
> >> the state machine for this NCU?
> >>
> >
> > I don't understand the question.
> >
> If I understand correctly, the state change in this line is to make sure
> that the interface that got the LINK UP event is marked offline*/up so
> that nwamd_ncp_activate_priority_group() doesn't change its state. right?
So that the state is correctly recorded. The state can be changed
later. The point is not to lose that state before a decision is made.
>
> if the priority-mode is exclusive, then the above can't be guaranteed.
That is fine.
> When walking the NCUs, the first NCU that shows up as exclusive is
> activated while the remaining exclusive NCUs are deactivated.
Sure. That is a feature of the exclusive priority mode. The code in
ncu_phys.c isn't priority mode specific.
mph
>
> Anurag
>
