netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/3] ethtool: Add link down reason callback

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:40:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     galp@...lanox.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linville@...driver.com,
        saeedm@...lanox.com, vidya@...ulusnetworks.com, jiri@...lanox.com,
        decot@...glers.com, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/3] ethtool: Add link down reason callback

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:34:39 +0200

> I still fear this is going to be an ethtool call with only one user.

That is my fear as well.

We are also in a sort-of moratorium for adding new major ethtool
features until the conversion of ethtool over to netlink occurs.