netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/10] Add ethtool extended link state

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Date:   Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:45:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     idosch@...sch.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, jiri@...lanox.com,
        petrm@...lanox.com, amitc@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        mkubecek@...e.cz, jacob.e.keller@...el.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, linux@...pel-privat.de, idosch@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/10] Add ethtool extended link state

From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:46:11 +0300

 ...
> Amit says:
> 
> Currently, device drivers can only indicate to user space if the network
> link is up or down, without additional information.
> 
> This patch set provides an infrastructure that allows these drivers to
> expose more information to user space about the link state. The
> information can save users' time when trying to understand why a link is
> not operationally up, for example.
> 
> The above is achieved by extending the existing ethtool LINKSTATE_GET
> command with attributes that carry the extended state.
 ...

Series applied, thank everyone.