netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/2] ethtool: Add PHY type to ethtool get

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Message-ID: <20091117090719.7d83492a@nehalam>
Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:19 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/2] ethtool: Add PHY type to ethtool
 get_drvinfo

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:13:24 -0800
Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote:

> From: PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> 
> Allow the PHY type to be passed from a driver to ethtool when
> ethtool -i ethX is called.  With newer network cards having SFP
> and SFP+ PHY cages, this information can be useful, especially
> if the NIC supports hot-swapping of the PHY modules.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---

Maybe revive usage of connector port in ethtool rather than adding new API?
It is already there but values are out of date with current hardware.
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