> The bigger question then becomes *how* do we offer the capability to > configure WOL to administrative users.
I'd think this could be in the form of some new dladm link properties -- e.g., we already have a "powermode" property for WiFi. If we really need to allow arbitrary WoL packets to be specified (rather than just having the user choose between a few well-known magic packet types), then the existing link property mechanism won't be sufficient. > *Then*, once a NIC driver knows its doing WOL, it can do the right > thing and not shutdown the PHY. (Right now the NIC drivers just assume > that the system is losing power, and disable not just interrupts, but > the PHY, mac controller, etc.) > > All this needs to be the product of some future project. Its not just a > couple lines of change in a driver somewhere. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
