netdev - Re: ethtool/phy tunables and extack (was Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] net: atlantic: phy tunables from mac driver)

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Date:   Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:16:56 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:     Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: ethtool/phy tunables and extack (was Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3]
 net: atlantic: phy tunables from mac driver)

> Another question is how to allow ethtool ops setting not only the text
> message but also the offending attribute.

For PHY tunables, i don't think it is needed. The current API only
allows a single value to be passed. That seems to be enough, and it
forces us to keep tunables simple. If need be, the core could set the
attribute, since there should only be one containing the value.

	   Andrew