netdev - Re: [PATCH] ethtool: Add ETHTOOL_RESET support via --reset command

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Date:   Sun, 3 Dec 2017 10:07:55 +0200
From:   Gal Pressman <galp@...lanox.com>
To:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:     BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Steve Lin <steven.lin1@...adcom.com>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ethtool: Add ETHTOOL_RESET support via --reset command


On 30-Nov-17 21:24, Scott Branden wrote:
> Add ETHTOOL_RESET support via --reset command.
>
> ie.  ethtool --reset DEVNAME <flagname(s)>
>
> flagnames currently match the ETH_RESET_xxx names:
> mgmt,irq,dma,filter,offload,mac,phy,ram,dedicated,all
>
> Alternatively, you can specific component bitfield directly using
> ethtool --reset DEVNAME flags %x
>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
> ---
>  ethtool.8.in | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  ethtool.c    | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
> index 6ad3065..925cfe3 100644
> --- a/ethtool.8.in
> +++ b/ethtool.8.in
> @@ -355,6 +355,20 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
>  .B ethtool \-\-get\-phy\-tunable
>  .I devname
>  .RB [ downshift ]
> +.HP
> +.B ethtool \-\-reset
> +.I devname
> +.BN flags
> +.B [mgmt]
> +.B [irq]
> +.B [dma]
> +.B [filter]
> +.B [offload]
> +.B [mac]
> +.B [phy]
> +.B [ram]
> +.B [dedicated]
> +.B [all]
>  .
Nit:
Usually, the brackets formatting is different than the keyword inside them.

Gal