[ovs-dev] Is there a way to get port status directly on kernel module?

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 11:34:25AM -0300, Rafael Duarte Vencioneck wrote:
> Digging a little in ovs kernel module code, I can't find a way to verify if
> a given port is up or down before execute an output. Is there a way to do
> that?

The kernel is pretty far down in the stack for OVS to be making
decisions.  What larger problem are you trying to solve?