Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: add ethtool support for set and get of settings

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On 02/02/2016 01:51 PM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> From: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This patch allows the user to set and retrieve speed and duplex of the
> virtio_net device via ethtool. Having this functionality is very helpful
> for simulating different environments and also enables the virtio_net
> device to participate in operations where proper speed and duplex are
> required (e.g. currently bonding lacp mode requires full duplex). Custom
> speed and duplex are not allowed, the user-supplied settings are validated
> before applying. Only full and unknown duplex are allowed to be set.
> 
> Example:
> $ ethtool eth1
> Settings for eth1:
> ...
> 	Speed: Unknown!
> 	Duplex: Unknown! (255)
> $ ethtool -s eth1 speed 1000 duplex full
> $ ethtool eth1
> Settings for eth1:
> ...
> 	Speed: 1000Mb/s
> 	Duplex: Full
> 
> Based on a patch by Roopa Prabhu.
> 
> CC: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Allowed to set unknown speed/duplex if the user wants to reset them, though
> the user-space ethtool tool currently doesn't allow setting them.
> 

Since the speed can be anything maybe we should allow custom speeds after all ?
I wasn't sure about that so I added the validation.

Thanks,
 Nik


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