netdev - RE: [RFC PATCH 0/4] r8169: support dash

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Date:   Wed, 1 Dec 2021 02:57:00 +0000
From:   Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "hkallweit1@...il.com" <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        nic_swsd <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH 0/4] r8169: support dash

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 2:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] r8169: support dash
> 
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:13:11 +0800 Hayes Wang wrote:
> > These patches are used to support dash for RTL8111EP and
> > RTL8111FP(RTL81117).
> 
> If I understand correctly DASH is a DMTF standard for remote control.
> 
> Since it's a standard I think we should have a common way of
> configuring it across drivers.

Excuse me. I am not familiar with it.
What document or sample code could I start?

> Is enable/disable the only configuration
> that we will need?

I don't think I could answer it before I understand the above way
you mentioned.

> We don't use sysfs too much these days, can we move the knob to
> devlink, please? (If we only need an on/off switch generic devlink param
> should be fine).

Thanks. I would study devlink.

Best Regards,
Hayes