On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:28:58 +0100 Stefan Raspl <raspl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch series adds a new callback for ethtool to display the adjacent switch > port's attributes, as perceived by the NIC, e.g. through respective LLDP message > exchanges. > A patch for the qeth device driver provides a sample exploiter for the new > functionality. > A new option for ethtool to display the settings will be posted in a separate > patch. > > Best regards, > Stefan Raspl > > Stefan Raspl (2): > ethtool: Add callback to indicate adjacent switch port attributes > qeth: Display adjacent switch port attributes in ethtool > > drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h | 7 ++++ > drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h | 17 +++++++++ > drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c | 1 + > drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c | 1 + > include/linux/ethtool.h | 3 ++ > include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h | 35 +++++++++++++++++ > net/core/ethtool.c | 22 +++++++++++ > 8 files changed, 165 insertions(+) > Why more ethtool and not netlink? ethtool is a brittle interface, non-extensible and does not support notifications of changes. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-s390" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
