netdev - RE: [PATCH] e1000e: export some settings using ethtool private flags

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Date:	Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:16:58 -0600
From:	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] e1000e: export some settings using ethtool private flags

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> The ethtool private flags interface exists to get/set driver-specific
> settings at runtime, in a flexible manner.
> 
> Use this facility to export a couple e1000e features, that were
> previously only set at module initialization time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

Jeff,

What is the use case for the ethtool private flags? At least I don't see an option in ethtool that would make use of them.

Thanks,
Emil
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