netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: ll_temac: RX/TX ring size and coalesce ethtool parameters

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Date:   Sat, 29 Feb 2020 21:32:22 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     esben@...nix.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        andrew@...n.ch, michal.simek@...inx.com, ynezz@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: ll_temac: RX/TX ring size and
 coalesce ethtool parameters

From: Esben Haabendal <esben@...nix.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:56:42 +0100

> This series adds support for RX/TX ring size and irq coalesce ethtool
> parameters to ll_temac driver.
> 
> Esben Haabendal (4):
>   net: ll_temac: Remove unused tx_bd_next struct field
>   net: ll_temac: Remove unused start_p variable
>   net: ll_temac: Make RX/TX ring sizes configurable
>   net: ll_temac: Add ethtool support for coalesce parameters

Series applied, thanks.

I supposed not allowing the ring param change when the device is up is
one way to avoid the complexity of handling failures.

However, users may find this very limiting since most networking
devices allow this operation when the device is up and running.