Le 11/12/2013 21:13, Stephen Hemminger a écrit :
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.
I agree with Stephen, netlink has more pros.
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