linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 05/13] net: ethtool: Allow passing a phy index for some commands

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Message-ID: <20240105103045.7b420759@device-28.home>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 10:30:45 +0100
From: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 05/13] net: ethtool: Allow passing a phy
 index for some commands

Hello Jakub,

On Thu, 4 Jan 2024 15:15:16 -0800
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:00:38 +0100 Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> > @@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy[] = {
> >  					    .len = ALTIFNAMSIZ - 1 },
> >  	[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS]	= NLA_POLICY_MASK(NLA_U32,
> >  							  ETHTOOL_FLAGS_BASIC),
> > +	[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX]		= NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, 1),
> >  };
> >  
> >  const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy_stats[] = {
> > @@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy_stats[] = {
> >  					    .len = ALTIFNAMSIZ - 1 },
> >  	[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS]	= NLA_POLICY_MASK(NLA_U32,
> >  							  ETHTOOL_FLAGS_STATS),
> > +	[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX]		= NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, 1),
> >  };  
> 
> You should define (copy/paste) a new header policy and use it
> only for commands which actually make use of the PHY index.
> That's why we have separate copies already for stats.

Ah OK I didn't know that, I'll do this. Thanks !

Maxime