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

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Message-ID: <20171206141950.GA1271@tuxdriver.com>
Date:   Wed, 6 Dec 2017 09:19:50 -0500
From:   "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
Cc:     "Greenwalt, Paul" <paul.greenwalt@...el.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ethtool-copy.h out of sync with linux header file?

On Tue, Dec 05, 2017 at 12:25:51PM -0800, Scott Branden wrote:
> 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

Yes, exactly. I see that you did just that in your later series
submission.

Thanks!

John

> > 
> > 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
> > > 
> > > 
> 
> 

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