netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/10] net: ethtool: Add infrastructure for reporting cable test results

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Date:   Mon, 4 May 2020 20:21:57 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>,
        Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>, michael@...le.cc
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/10] net: ethtool: Add infrastructure for
 reporting cable test results



On 5/4/2020 5:18 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Provide infrastructure for PHY drivers to report the cable test
> results.  A netlink skb is associated to the phydev. Helpers will be
> added which can add results to this skb. Once the test has finished
> the results are sent to user space.
> 
> When netlink ethtool is not part of the kernel configuration stubs are
> provided. It is also impossible to trigger a cable test, so the error
> code returned by the alloc function is of no consequence.
> 
> v2:
> Include the status complete in the netlink notification message
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian