netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] nfp: ethtool: support reporting link modes

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Message-Id: <20221122021042.35236-1-yinjun.zhang@corigine.com>
Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:10:42 +0800
From:   Yinjun Zhang <yinjun.zhang@...igine.com>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, louis.peens@...igine.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...igine.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, simon.horman@...igine.com, yu.xiao@...igine.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] nfp: ethtool: support reporting link modes

On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 01:51:43 +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 12:20:45PM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> > From: Yu Xiao <yu.xiao@...igine.com>
> > 
> > Add support for reporting link modes,
> > including `Supported link modes` and `Advertised link modes`,
> > via ethtool $DEV.
> 
> Does the firmware support returning the link partners advertised link
> modes? Knowing what the other end is advertising is often the key to
> figuring out why a link has ended up on a specific link mode.

I'm afraid it's not supported yet. Anyway thanks for the info, we may
consider to schedule it sometime.