netdev - RE: [RFC, 1/2] ethtool: Implement private flags interface for ethtool application.

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Date:	Fri, 2 Sep 2011 14:33:24 -0700
From:	"Wyborny, Carolyn" <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC, 1/2] ethtool:  Implement private flags interface for
 ethtool application.



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Hutchings [mailto:bhutchings@...arflare.com]
>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 2:27 PM
>To: Wyborny, Carolyn
>Cc: davem@...emloft.net; netdev@...r.kernel.org
>Subject: Re: [RFC, 1/2] ethtool: Implement private flags interface for
>ethtool application.
>
>On Fri, 2011-09-02 at 13:50 -0700, Carolyn Wyborny wrote:
>> This patch completes the user space implementation of the private
>> flags inteface in ethtool. Using -b/-B options.
>[...]
>
>Private flags are supposed to be named (string set ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS).
>ethtool should only support getting and setting flags by name, not
>number.  That way people can actually remember what the flags do and
>their scripts won't break when the driver changes flag numbers.
>
>Ben.
>
>--
>Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
>Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
>They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

Ok, makes sense.  Do you want a private flags implementation or do you agree with Michal on extending ETHTOOL_[GS]FEATURES?

Thanks,

Carolyn