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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 11:44:11 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, "David S. Miller"
<davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>,
Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>, Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: kernel@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
netdev@...r.kernel.org, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
Divya.Koppera@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/1] Documentation: networking: add Twisted
Pair Ethernet diagnostics at OSI Layer 1
Hi,
On 10/4/24 14:18, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> This patch introduces a diagnostic guide for troubleshooting Twisted
> Pair Ethernet variants at OSI Layer 1. It provides detailed steps for
> detecting and resolving common link issues, such as incorrect wiring,
> cable damage, and power delivery problems. The guide also includes
> interface verification steps and PHY-specific diagnostics.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Very nice documentation! Just a minor not blocking note below.
[...]
> +- **Next Steps**:
> +
> + - Record the output provided by `ethtool`, particularly noting the
> + **master-slave status**, **speed**, **duplex**, and other relevant fields.
> + This information will be useful for further analysis or troubleshooting.
> + Once the **ethtool** output has been collected and stored, move on to the
> + next diagnostic step.
Likely we will have to reword the this specific ethtool output at same
point, and we will need to update this guide accordingly.
Cheers,
Paolo
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