netdev - Re: [ethtool 0/3][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2016-05-03

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Date:	Wed, 25 May 2016 15:12:47 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	jogreene@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [ethtool 0/3][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates
 2016-05-03

On Tue, 2016-05-24 at 16:47 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> On Wed, 2016-05-04 at 09:44 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > This series contains updates to ixgbe in ethtool.
> > 
> > Preethi adds missing device IDs and mac_type definitions, also updated
> > the display registers for x550, x550em_x/a.  Cleaned up the format string
> > storage by taking advantage of "for" loops.
> > 
> > The following are changes since commit
> > deb1c6613ec14fd828d321e38c7bea45fe559bd5:
> >   Release version 4.5.
> > and are available in the git repository at:
> >   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/ethtool master
> > 
> > Preethi Banala (3):
> >   ethtool/ixgbe: Add device ID and mac_type definitions
> >   ethtool/ixgbe: Correct offsets and support x550, x550em_x, x550em_a
> >   ethtool/ixgbe: Reduce format string storage
> > 
> >  ixgbe.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
> > ------
> >  1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
> > 
> 
> Is Ben still maintaining ethtool?

I am - barely.

> I ask because I have this series which I
> sent out earlier this month, with no word and I know there is at least one
> other ethtool patch series that has had no response or committal from who
> ever is maintaining ethtool.

I'm going to do one more release and then look for a new maintainer.

Ben.

> I know we discussed last netconf that we should look at possibly a new tool
> to address the shortcomings of ethtool, but I was not aware we had
> abandoned maintaining the current ethtool already before any replacement
> tool has been developed.
-- 
Ben Hutchings
Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at
once.

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