netdev - Re: [RFC 1/4] net: support per queue tx

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Date:	Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:27:00 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com
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Subject: Re: [RFC 1/4] net: support per queue tx_usecs in sysfs

From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 15:44:54 -0800

> While I agree that ethtool provides a similar functionality, ethtool
> was designed (particularly the ethtool -C/c commands) around one queue
> NICs.  We can't change the output or functionality of the user
> interface without breaking a bunch of user's scripts and stuff.

See my suggestion, we can encapsulate existing ethtool commands inside
of a new command that specifies operations that are to be applied to
specific queues.

Do not use sysfs for this.
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