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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt b/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt index 1a77a3cfae54..97694572338b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt @@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ set this flag. On netif_carrier_off(), the scheduler stops sending packets. The name 'carrier' and the inversion are historical, think of it as lower layer. +Note that for certain kind of soft-devices, which are not managing any +real hardware, there is possible to set this bit from userpsace. +One should use TVL IFLA_CARRIER to do so. + netif_carrier_ok() can be used to query that bit. __LINK_STATE_DORMANT, maps to IFF_DORMANT: |