[PATCH net-next v19 04/26] ovpn: keep carrier always on for MP interfaces

[Antonio Quartulli]

An ovpn interface configured in MP mode will keep carrier always
on and let the user decide when to bring it administratively up and
down.

This way a MP node (i.e. a server) will keep its interface always
up and running, even when no peer is connected.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <anto...@openvpn.net>
---
 drivers/net/ovpn/main.c | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
index 
14dad1732f31445d53cb2dbd5c592e8c3f11ef94..64f845ec13499a72a8586fe6af035aabd6884505
 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 
 static int ovpn_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+       struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+       /* carrier for P2P interfaces is switched on and off when
+        * the peer is added or deleted.
+        *
+        * in case of P2MP interfaces we just keep the carrier always on
+        */
+       if (ovpn->mode == OVPN_MODE_MP)
+               netif_carrier_on(dev);
        netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
        return 0;
 }

-- 
2.45.3