netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/2] virtio_net: add ethtool get/set settings support

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Date:	Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:31:17 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	razor@...ckwall.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mst@...hat.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
	nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/2] virtio_net: add ethtool get/set
 settings support

From: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>
Date: Wed,  3 Feb 2016 04:04:35 +0100

> Patch 1 adds ethtool speed/duplex validation functions which check if the
> value is defined. Patch 2 adds support for ethtool (get|set)_settings and
> uses the validation functions to check the user-supplied values.
> 
> v2: split in 2 patches to allow everyone to make use of the validation
> functions and allow virtio_net devices to be half duplex
> v3: added a check to return error if the user tries to change anything else
> besides duplex/speed as per Michael's comment
> v4: Set port type to PORT_OTHER
> v5: clear diff1.port (ignore port) when checking for changes since we set
> it now and ethtool uses it in the set request
> 
> Sorry about the pointless iterations, should've all covered now.

Series applied, thanks Nik.