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[Xen-devel] Re: [patch] netfront: unregister net device at backend_chang

To: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [patch] netfront: unregister net device at backend_changed() if network_connect() failed
From: Joe Jin <joe.jin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:21:18 +0000 (GMT)
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> If virtual devices are failing to initialise then a confusing no-mac
> interface is presumably the least of the user's worries?

However, initialized failed means device was unavailable, but 
at system ifconfig -a also show it, might be user ask what is
it? why it disabled? is there anything wrong on my systgem :-)
So, I think if device failed to initialise we'd better unregister
it. how do you think?

thanks,
Joe

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