netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] bna: Generic Netlink Interface to collect FW trace

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Message-Id: <20110426.191707.71110914.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:17:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	debdut@...il.com
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, rmody@...cade.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	huangj@...cade.com, amathur@...cade.com, ddutt@...cade.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] bna: Generic Netlink Interface to collect FW
 trace

From: Debashis Dutt <debdut@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:16:29 -0700

> However, since the generic netlink is a more generic interface, we could use
> this infrastructure in the driver for commands which are not part of
> other standard tools.

You aren't the only device in the world that might want to provide
a facility to fetch firmware traces.

This isn't really a niche thing specific to your device at all.
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