netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] add ethtool loopback support

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Message-ID: <4BBF5D72.8010603@garzik.org>
Date:	Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:01:38 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Laurent Chavey <chavey@...gle.com>
CC:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, therbert@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] add ethtool loopback support

On 04/09/2010 12:43 PM, Laurent Chavey wrote:
> isn't the existing ETHTOOL_TEST ioctl use for something like self test ?
>
> the intent of this patch is to enable a mode whereby one could run
> netperf / iperf and other application  and have the packets sent and
> received by the driver.

I said "ethtool flags interface", which is ETHTOOL_[GS]FLAGS.

ethtool private flags interface would also work, ETHTOOL_[GS]PFLAGS.

Both are interfaces enabling user setting/clearing of 32 on/off switches 
(bits).

	Jeff




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