Subject: network interfaces and power management
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/26/2001 00:27:26
hi.

many network drivers which support powerhook
handle events like:

switch (why) {
case PWR_STANDBY:
case PWR_SUSPEND:
     xx_stop(sc, 0);
     break;

since 0 for 2nd arg of xx_stop means "don't disable",
network interfaces aren't disabled even when
the system is going to suspend or standby.

is there any reason why we don't disable interfaces
in this case?

thanks.

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YAMAMOTO Takashi<yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>