netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 11/13] can: slcan: add ethtool support to reset adapter errors

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Message-ID: <20220607105225.xw33w32en7fd4vmh@pengutronix.de>
Date:   Tue, 7 Jun 2022 12:52:25 +0200
From:   Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To:     Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Amarula patchwork <linux-amarula@...rulasolutions.com>,
        michael@...rulasolutions.com,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>,
        Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>,
        linux-can@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 11/13] can: slcan: add ethtool support to reset
 adapter errors

On 07.06.2022 11:47:50, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> This patch adds a private flag to the slcan driver to switch the
> "err-rst-on-open" setting on and off.
> 
> "err-rst-on-open" on  - Reset error states on opening command
> 
> "err-rst-on-open" off - Don't reset error states on opening command
>                         (default)
> 
> The setting can only be changed if the interface is down:
> 
>     ip link set dev can0 down
>     ethtool --set-priv-flags can0 err-rst-on-open {off|on}
>     ip link set dev can0 up
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>

I'm a big fan of bringing the device into a well known good state during
ifup. What would be the reasons/use cases to not reset the device?

Marc

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