Sorry for previous attached patch in email. --tm >From e414000eed1a951bf03f125f5307bc1edffcecf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tiago Maluta <maluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:34:49 +0000 Subject: [RFC][PATCH] Allow change timing values to wait slow devices bring up before try register an interface to IP-Config (used on some drivers using Multi-purpose USB Networking Framework) Signed-off-by: Tiago Maluta <maluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/Kconfig | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ net/ipv4/ipconfig.c | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index dd9a09c..12fbe4a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ config IFB 'ifb1' etc. Look at the iproute2 documentation directory for usage etc +config NETDEVICES_DELAY_PRE_OPEN + int "Define the delay before opening net devices (ms)" + depends on NETDEVICES + default 500 + help + Some devices may not work properly due to a delay from hardware bring + the interface up. This value add a delay, in miilliseconds, before + kernel search and register the interface. Default value is 500ms. + +config NETDEVICES_DELAY_POST_OPEN + int "Define the delay after opening net devices (s)" + depends on NETDEVICES + default 1 + help + Some devices may not work properly due to a delay from hardware bring + the interface up. This value add a delay, in seconds, after + kernel search and register the interface. Default value is 1s. + config DUMMY tristate "Dummy net driver support" ---help--- diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c index 10a6a60..2530126 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c +++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ #endif /* Define the friendly delay before and after opening net devices */ -#define CONF_PRE_OPEN 500 /* Before opening: 1/2 second */ -#define CONF_POST_OPEN 1 /* After opening: 1 second */ +#define CONF_PRE_OPEN CONFIG_NETDEVICES_DELAY_PRE_OPEN /* Before opening. Default is 1/2 second */ +#define CONF_POST_OPEN CONFIG_NETDEVICES_DELAY_POST_OPEN /* After opening. Default is 1 second */ /* Define the timeout for waiting for a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP reply */ #define CONF_OPEN_RETRIES 2 /* (Re)open devices twice */ -- 1.6.4.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
