> > Then add a new ethtool operation to support your use case, that's exactly > what I was telling you to do. > > Did it really not occur to you that you perhaps you should extend existing > generic facilities to suit your needs instead of creating private facilities > that no > other driver can use?
I'm afraid someone also rejects my request to add such operation to ethtool By your same reason. before adding this interface, we had searched the kernel, marvell driver also Uses it, we had thought could be ok. Of course, we will respect your opinion if it's not appropriated. Thanks Xiong -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
