Re: kern/58168: IFF_OACTIVE semantics and replacement plan is unclear

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

> On Apr 17, 2024, at 11:01 PM, matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost> wrote:
> 
> taylor pointed out that net/if.c does pay attention to this
> flag.  it won't call if_start if it is set, assuming that
> the device is already running the queue.
> 
> that check, if needed, should also be moved into the device
> if_start() if not already there.

Good time to remind folks about the thorpej-ifq branch that specifically addresses all of this stuff.  It’s still a W-I-P, of course, but it’s designed to be able to co-exist with the old way as drivers are transitioned.

-- thorpej