linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/10] VIOC: New Network Device Driver

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Message-Id: <200610131051.07557.misha@fabric7.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:51:07 -0700
From:	Misha Tomushev <misha@...ric7.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>
Cc:	KERNEL Linux <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	NETDEV Linux <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Sriram Chidambaram" <schidambaram@...ric7.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/10] VIOC: New Network Device Driver

On Monday 09 October 2006 12:03 pm, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:09:39 -0700
>
> Misha Tomushev <misha@...ric7.com> wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 October 2006 12:27 am, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > > +	ecmd->phy_address = 0;	/* !!! Stole from e1000 */
> > > > +	ecmd->speed = 3;	/* !!! Stole from e1000 */
> > >
> > > Eh?
> >
> > You are right. Will fix.
> >
> > > > +static void vnic_get_regs(struct net_device *netdev,
> > > > +			  struct ethtool_regs *regs, void *p)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	struct vnic_device *vnicdev = netdev->priv;
> > > > +	struct vioc_device *viocdev = vnicdev->viocdev;

> > >
> > > This looks ugly. What interface is that?

> Please just dump binary like other drivers.  The code for ethtool allows
> per device decode. Move the decode to there.
>
> Yes, ethtool source does need a more generic register description language.

Signed-off-by: Misha Tomushev  <misha@...ric7.com>

Please pull the patch from ftp://ftp.fabric7.com/VIOC/vioc_patch.2006-10-12-17-40


-- 
Misha Tomushev
misha@...ric7.com


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