On 07.06.2022 11:47:50, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> This patch adds a private flag to the slcan driver to switch the
> "err-rst-on-open" setting on and off.
>
> "err-rst-on-open" on - Reset error states on opening command
>
> "err-rst-on-open" off - Don't reset error states on opening command
> (default)
>
> The setting can only be changed if the interface is down:
>
> ip link set dev can0 down
> ethtool --set-priv-flags can0 err-rst-on-open {off|on}
> ip link set dev can0 up
>
> Signed-off-by: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I'm a big fan of bringing the device into a well known good state during
ifup. What would be the reasons/use cases to not reset the device?
Marc
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