netdev - Re: [RESEND PATCH] net: realtek: r8169: implement set_link

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Date:   Fri, 24 Nov 2017 01:37:09 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     tjakobi@...h.uni-bielefeld.de
Cc:     nic_swsd@...ltek.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, tremyfr@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] net: realtek: r8169: implement
 set_link_ksettings()

From: Tobias Jakobi <tjakobi@...h.uni-bielefeld.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:15:57 +0100

> Commit 6fa1ba61520576cf1346c4ff09a056f2950cb3bf partially
> implemented the new ethtool API, by replacing get_settings()
> with get_link_ksettings(). This breaks ethtool, since the
> userspace tool (according to the new API specs) never tries
> the legacy set() call, when the new get() call succeeds.
> 
> All attempts to chance some setting from userspace result in:
>> Cannot set new settings: Operation not supported
> 
> Implement the missing set() call.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tobias Jakobi <tjakobi@...h.uni-bielefeld.de>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!