5 messages, 3 authors, 2011-08-05 · open the first message on its own page
From: Joakim Tjernlund <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-02 09:30:40
I must be missing something obvious but I cannot find how to bring eth0's PHY down (link down) from user space. Tried various settings with ethtool and ifconfig eth0 down but it didn't help. Jocke
From: Ben Hutchings <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-02 11:01:11
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 11:24 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
I must be missing something obvious but I cannot find how to bring eth0's PHY down (link down) from user space. Tried various settings with ethtool and ifconfig eth0 down but it didn't help.
If you configure an interface down, and if the interface is not used for remote management, then some drivers will turn the PHY off. But there is no general way to control this explicitly. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job. They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
From: Joakim Tjernlund <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-02 12:24:08
Ben Hutchings [off-list ref] wrote on 2011/08/02 13:01:08:
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 11:24 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:quoted
I must be missing something obvious but I cannot find how to bring eth0's PHY down (link down) from user space. Tried various settings with ethtool and ifconfig eth0 down but it didn't help.If you configure an interface down, and if the interface is not used for remote management, then some drivers will turn the PHY off. But there is no general way to control this explicitly.
OK, when to stop the PHY doesn't seem standardized. Seem logical to me to also turn off the PHY when interface is configured down. Perhaps this could be agreed upon? What does remote management mean? How do I identify if the I/F is used for remote management? Jocke
Ben.
From: Ben Hutchings <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-02 12:38:05
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 14:24 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
Ben Hutchings [off-list ref] wrote on 2011/08/02 13:01:08:quoted
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 11:24 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:quoted
I must be missing something obvious but I cannot find how to bring eth0's PHY down (link down) from user space. Tried various settings with ethtool and ifconfig eth0 down but it didn't help.If you configure an interface down, and if the interface is not used for remote management, then some drivers will turn the PHY off. But there is no general way to control this explicitly.OK, when to stop the PHY doesn't seem standardized. Seem logical to me to also turn off the PHY when interface is configured down. Perhaps this could be agreed upon? What does remote management mean? How do I identify if the I/F is used for remote management?
Most server motherboards have some sort of lights-out management (LOM) faclity. This is usually accessible when the server is switched on, as well. It may share a network port or ports with the host OS. There is no general way to tell whether this is supported or enabled on an interface, but it should be described in motherboard documentation or the firmware configuration program (BIOS setup). Ben. -- Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job. They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
From: Edgar E. Iglesias <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-05 04:13:13
On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 02:24:04PM +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
Ben Hutchings [off-list ref] wrote on 2011/08/02 13:01:08:quoted
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 11:24 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:quoted
I must be missing something obvious but I cannot find how to bring eth0's PHY down (link down) from user space. Tried various settings with ethtool and ifconfig eth0 down but it didn't help.If you configure an interface down, and if the interface is not used for remote management, then some drivers will turn the PHY off. But there is no general way to control this explicitly.OK, when to stop the PHY doesn't seem standardized. Seem logical to me to also turn off the PHY when interface is configured down. Perhaps this could be agreed upon? What does remote management mean? How do I identify if the I/F is used for remote management? Jocke
I'd rather see an explicit way of turning off the PHY. Downing the interface might be useful without killing the PHY. I've seen PoE switches that kill you when you bring the link down or reset the PHY after once beeing up, Down/up of interface might become impossible in some environments if we would standardize on PHY off for interface down. Maybe an explicit ethtool option? Cheers