[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-netfront: report link speed to ethtool
On Fri, Nov 18, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 19:43 +0100, Olaf Hering wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 18, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 17:48 +0100, Olaf Hering wrote: > > > > The reported data refers to VMWare vmxnet. > > > NAK, we should not just make things up. > > > > So how about removing veth_get_settings, vmxnet3_get_settings, > > tun_get_settings and other functions that escaped my grep? > > If they can't provide meaningful information then maybe they should be > removed. However, that could result in a regression for existing > working configurations. (This isn't the same as the case you're trying > to fix, since those applications have never worked with xen-netfront or > many other drivers that don't implement get_settings.) That may be. How about a new generic ethtool_op_get_settings_veth which returns fake values for all relevant drivers (virtio, xen-netfront, and the ones listed above)? Olaf _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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