Tim Hockin wrote: > > > > Perhaps another ethtool ioctl() for LINK status is needed? > > > > > > (cc: to Jeff Garzik, ethtool maintainer) > > > > we need netlink messages to proactively deliver link status to any > > userspace (or kernelspace) listeners. > > It was brought to my attention that mii-diag does just fine for what we > need (polling). > > I don't know what other people need from it, but my needs are solved :)
hehe well in general mii-diag cannot be relied upon to work (older pre-MII stuff or newer GMII, etc.) so there still needs be to a method of doing so. I might add ETHTOOL_LINKSTAT until netlink stuff gets going. -- Jeff Garzik | "Mind if I drive?" -Sam Building 1024 | "Not if you don't mind me clawing at the dash MandrakeSoft | and shrieking like a cheerleader." -Max _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
