netdev - Re: Preferred method for configuration

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Message-ID: <520A22EE.8040006@hhi.fraunhofer.de>
Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:13:34 +0200
From:	Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz@....fraunhofer.de>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Preferred method for configuration

Am 08.08.2013 18:01, schrieb Stephen Hemminger:
> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:56:04 +0200
> Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz@....fraunhofer.de> wrote:
>
>> Resent with list in CC.
>>
>> Am 08.08.2013 07:41, schrieb Joe Perches:
>>> On Thu, 2013-08-08 at 07:32 +0200, Thomas Martitz wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm developing a NIC driver and currently export some custom
>>>> configuration settings and actions (e.g. enabling a loopback mode) via
>>>> sysfs.
>>>
>>> Is there some reason you don't want to use ethtool?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It doesn't allow for custom settings does it? For standards stuff I'm
>> sure going to use ethtool.
>
> Any feature "special to my driver" is sure to meet stiff resistance
> from the kernel developers. Special features make it impossible for generic
> configuration in distributions and by management layers.
>

What about features that are really unique to the device?

Best regards.

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