netdev - Re: [patch net-next v3 0/3] export device physical port id to userspace

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Message-ID: <20130725074112.GA1621@minipsycho.brq.redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:41:12 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	Narendra_K@...l.com, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, or.gerlitz@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 0/3] export device physical port id to
 userspace

Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 01:00:37AM CEST, davem@...emloft.net wrote:
>From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
>Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:05:14 +0200
>
>> This patchset is based on patch by Narendra_K@...l.com
>> Once device which can change phys port id during its lifetime adopts this,
>> NETDEV_CHANGEPHYSPORTID event will be added and driver will call
>> call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NETDEV_CHANGEPHYSPORTID, dev) to propagate
>> the change to userspace.
>> 
>> v1->v2: as suggested by Ben, handle -EOPNOTSUPP in rtnl code (wrapped up ndo call)
>> v2->v3: adjusted patch 1 commit message
>
>As mentioned we'd like to have at least one driver implementing the new
>interface as part of the patch set.
>
>Once you have that sorted I think this is mostly ready.


Allright. Will repost with most probably igb/igbvf support implemented
as well. Thanks!
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