netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 06/10] net: ethtool: Add infrastructure for reporting cable test results

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Date:   Sun, 10 May 2020 17:12:26 +0200
From:   Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>, michael@...le.cc
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 06/10] net: ethtool: Add infrastructure for
 reporting cable test results

On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 06:28:47PM +0200, 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: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>

It seems you applied the changes to ethnl_cable_test_alloc() suggested
in v2 review as part of patch 7 rather than here. I don't think it's
necessary to fix that unless there is some actual problem that would
require a resubmit.

Michal