Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] can: etas_es58x: report the firmware version through ethtool

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On Sun, Nov 06, 2022 at 09:47:05PM +0900, Vincent MAILHOL wrote:
> I have two questions:
> 
> 1/ Can I still export and use usb_cache_string()? In other terms, does
> the first patch of this series still apply? This looks like the most
> convenient function to retrieve that custom string to me.

FWIW, that's okay with me.

> 2/ Is it a no-go to also populate ethtool_drvinfo::fw_version? Some
> users might look for the value in sysfs, while some might use ethtool.
> If the info is not available in ethtool, people might simply assume it
> is not available at all. So, I would like to provide both.

I don't see any reason not to do this.

Alan Stern



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