netdev - Re: [PATCH iwl-next v2] ice: Disable Cage Max Power override

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Message-ID: <20230824083201.79f79513@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 08:32:01 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@...el.com>
Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iwl-next v2] ice: Disable Cage Max Power override

On Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:54:59 +0200 Wojciech Drewek wrote:
> NVM module called "Cage Max Power override" allows to
> change max power in the cage. This can be achieved
> using external tools. The responsibility of the ice driver is to
> go back to the default settings whenever port split is done.
> This is achieved by clearing Override Enable bit in the
> NVM module. Override of the max power is disabled so the
> default value will be used.

Can you say more? We have ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET / SET, sounds like
something we could quite easily get ethtool to support?