netdev - Re: [PATCH ethtool v3 0/5] Extend uAPI with lanes parameter

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Message-ID: <20210214220129.f32r345ft3oo3vzm@lion.mk-sys.cz>
Date:   Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:01:29 +0100
From:   Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
To:     Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, f.fainelli@...il.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        andrew@...n.ch, mlxsw@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH ethtool v3 0/5] Extend uAPI with lanes parameter

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 03:48:35PM +0200, Danielle Ratson wrote:
> Currently, there is no way of knowing how many lanes will be use to
> achieve a wanted speed.
> For example, 100G speed can be achieved using: 2X50 or 4X25.
> 
> In order to solve that, extend ethtool uAPI with lanes as a new link
> mode setting so the command below, for example, will be supported:
> $ ethtool -s swp5 lanes N
> 
> Patch #1: Update headers with the new parameter.
> Patch #2: Support lanes in netlink.
> Patch #3: Expose the number of lanes in use.
> Patch #4: Add auto-completion for lanes.
> Patch #5: Add lanes to man page.
> 
> v3:
> 	* Add a seperated patch, patch #1, for uapi headers and squash
> 	* the rest of it to patch #2.

Series applied, thank you.

Michal

> 
> Danielle Ratson (5):
>   update UAPI header copies
>   netlink: settings: Add netlink support for lanes parameter
>   netlink: settings: Expose the number of lanes in use
>   shell-completion: Add completion for lanes
>   man: Add man page for setting lanes parameter
> 
>  ethtool.8.in                  |  4 ++++
>  ethtool.c                     |  1 +
>  netlink/desc-ethtool.c        |  1 +
>  netlink/settings.c            | 13 +++++++++++++
>  shell-completion/bash/ethtool |  4 ++++
>  uapi/linux/ethtool.h          |  2 +-
>  uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h  |  1 +
>  uapi/linux/if_link.h          | 10 ++++++++--
>  uapi/linux/netlink.h          |  2 +-
>  uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h        | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
>  10 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.26.2
> 

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