netdev - Re: [PATCH ethtool v3 1/6] Add cable test support

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Date:   Thu, 25 Jun 2020 23:46:38 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ethtool v3 1/6] Add cable test support

> > +static int nl_cable_test_ntf_attr(struct nlattr *evattr)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned int cm;
> > +	uint16_t code;
> > +	uint8_t pair;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	switch (mnl_attr_get_type(evattr)) {
> > +	case ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_NEST_RESULT:
> > +		ret = nl_get_cable_test_result(evattr, &pair, &code);
> > +		if (ret < 0)
> > +			return ret;
> > +
> > +		printf("Pair: %s, result: %s\n", nl_pair2txt(pair),
> > +		       nl_code2txt(code));
> 
> AFAICS this will produce output like "Pair: Pair A, ..." which looks
> a bit strange, is it intended? (The same below).

Hi Michal

The later patch which adds JSON support changes this. The Pair: gets
removed. I thought it was odd as well. But it did not go back through
the patches and change where is was initially added.

    Andrew