net-sysfs: expose number of carrier on/off changes

This allows to monitor carrier on/off transitions and detect link flapping issues: - new /sys/class/net/X/carrier_changes - new rtnetlink IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES (getlink) Tested: - grep . /sys/class/net/*/carrier_changes + ip link set dev X down/up + plug/unplug cable - updated iproute2: prints IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES - iproute2 20121211-2 (debian): unchanged behavior

david decotigny committed 12 years ago

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include/uapi/linux/if_link.h+1−0

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ enum { · 143 unmodified lines
144	144	IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES,
145	145	IFLA_CARRIER,
146	146	IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID,
	147	+ IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES,
147	148	__IFLA_MAX
148	149	};
149	150