netdev - Re: ethtool: missing implementation of n_priv

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Message-ID: <20101028215358.GB9421@shell.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:53:59 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
To:	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Wyborny, Carolyn" <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>
Subject: Re: ethtool: missing implementation of n_priv_flags

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 01:34:34PM -0700, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
> Was just looking at implementing the driver private flags to add a new feature to 
> a driver.
> 
> It appears that nothing in the core ethtool.c ever accesses or prints n_priv_flags, 
> even if a driver assigns it (which none in the kernel currently do)
> 
> Is this just an oversight?

It was waiting for the first user, basically...  I created an example
kernel patch for one Intel driver, but you guys didn't seem interested
in it at the time.  Glad to see it's getting some attention.

	Jeff



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