netdev - Re: ethtool-copy.h out of sync with linux header file?

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Message-ID: <418b362a-6a77-1fd8-9df8-056f55cc8f55@broadcom.com>
Date:   Tue, 5 Dec 2017 12:25:51 -0800
From:   Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
To:     "Greenwalt, Paul" <paul.greenwalt@...el.com>,
        "linville@...driver.com" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ethtool-copy.h out of sync with linux header file?

Hi Paul,


On 17-12-04 01:00 PM, Greenwalt, Paul wrote:
> John,
>
> Can this patch be reverted? As Stephen Hemminger mentioned
> there is an ABI compatibility issue with this patch:
I can add the revert into a patch series followed by the sync of 
ethtool-copy.h with net-netx ethtool.h
>
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/806049/#1757846
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott Branden [mailto:scott.branden@...adcom.com]
>> Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 12:07 PM
>> To: linville@...driver.com; Greenwalt, Paul <paul.greenwalt@...el.com>
>> Cc: netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
>> Subject: ethtool-copy.h out of sync with linux header file?
>>
>> Hi Paul/John,
>>
>> I see a commit "ethtool: Add DMA Coalescing support" was added to
>> ethtool-copy.h yet I cannot find the change in the ethtool.h in the
>> linux kernel.
>>
>> As such, I am unable to commit a change to ethtool-copy.h to sync it
>> with net-next.  If I sync then ethtool will fail to compile.
>>
>> Please advise.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>    Scott
>>
>>