netdev - Re: ethtool patch to support bypass / fail-to-wire function

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Message-ID: <20140611113558.6d0c6296@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:35:58 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	David Hendel <david@...icom.co.il>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Elad Blatt <eladb@...icom.co.il>
Subject: Re: ethtool patch to support bypass / fail-to-wire function

On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:55:27 +0000
David Hendel <david@...icom.co.il> wrote:

> Stephen,
> OK, so what should be the next step? How do we move forward with that?
> 
> Regards, David
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@...workplumber.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 7:18 PM
> To: David Hendel
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Elad Blatt
> Subject: Re: ethtool patch to support bypass / fail-to-wire function
> 
> The driver using this is not upstream. You need to get that driver reviewed and incorporated in upstream kernel before the changes to ethtool will be considered.
> 
> I expect that the driver will not be accepted as is, and therefore you will have to make changes (including API changes), that render this ethtool API moot.
> 
> 

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