netdev - Re: [ethtool 1/3] ethtool: fix ixgbe 82598EB only registers

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Date:	Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:51:10 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<gospo@...hat.com>, <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [ethtool 1/3] ethtool: fix ixgbe 82598EB only registers

On Tue, 2013-08-27 at 17:08 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> 
> This patch fixes ixgbe_reg_dump to only display registers specific to the
> 82598EB part, as these registers display 0xDEADBEEF otherwise, and clutter up
> the register dump.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---
>  ixgbe.c | 144 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/ixgbe.c b/ixgbe.c
> index 9b005f2..89cb6be 100644
> --- a/ixgbe.c
> +++ b/ixgbe.c
[...]
> -	fprintf(stdout,
> -		"0x02F20: RDPROBE     (Rx Probe Mode Status)           0x%08X\n",
> -		regs_buff[1085]);
[...]

It looks like this removal really belongs to the next patch, which adds
it back with the mac_type < ixgbe_mac_X540 condition.

Ben.

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