# \[patch net-next-2.6 0/2\] net: allow to change carrier via sysfs

- From: Jiri Pirko \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-08-30 14:46:54 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/08/10878169
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/08/10878169/t.md

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As suggested by Ben Hutchings I made "carrier" attribute writeable.
With this patchset one can set carrier on/off on dummy. Might by also handy
to implement this for other devices.

Jiri Pirko (2):
  net: allow to change carrier via sysfs
  dummy: implement carrier change

 drivers/net/dummy.c       |   10 ++++++++++
 include/linux/netdevice.h |    4 ++++
 net/core/dev.c            |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
 net/core/net-sysfs.c      |   26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

-- 
1.7.6
```