netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V2 2/2] cxgb4: Support ethtool private flags

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Date:   Wed, 16 May 2018 15:00:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ganeshgr@...lsio.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nirranjan@...lsio.com,
        indranil@...lsio.com, venkatesh@...lsio.com, arjun@...lsio.com,
        leedom@...lsio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2 2/2] cxgb4: Support ethtool private flags

From: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 18:41:24 +0530

> From: Arjun Vynipadath <arjun@...lsio.com>
> 
> This is used to change TX workrequests, which helps in
> host->vf communication.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arjun Vynipadath <arjun@...lsio.com>
> Signed-off-by: Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
> ---
> V2: no v2 changes in this patch

I don't know about this.

Perhaps find some way to high level abstract what this thing is so that
if another chip has the same kind of control they can use the same
generic ethtool flag/setting?

Thank you.