From: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@clustcom.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ktaka@clustcom.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] New functions to manipulate registers for ethtool
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 18:01:44 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081208180144.3fd4cbaa.mitake@clustcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081208.005431.200957157.davem@davemloft.net>
On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:54:31 -0800 (PST)
David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@clustcom.com>
> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:12:30 +0900
>
> > I want to add two new functions to ethtool.
> >
> > One is for setting driver's registers on MMIO area like
> > --change-eeprom option.
>
> You can map the registers into userspace using the bus
> level mmap facilities exported to userspace.
>
> No ethtool support is necessary for this.
>
> > Another function is for reading driver's register on MMIO.
>
> Also not necessary, for the same reasons described
> above.
I didn't know that, thanks!
I'll work with my problems with mmap and userspace program.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-08 9:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-08 8:12 [RFC] New functions to manipulate registers for ethtool Hitoshi Mitake
2008-12-08 8:54 ` David Miller
2008-12-08 9:01 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-12-08 9:06 ` David Miller
2008-12-08 9:26 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-12-08 9:57 ` David Miller
2008-12-08 17:36 ` Brandeburg, Jesse
2008-12-10 11:26 ` Hitoshi Mitake
2008-12-08 9:01 ` Hitoshi Mitake [this message]
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