From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@suse.cz>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>,
Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>,
John Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>,
Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/7] ethtool: provide WoL settings with WOL_GET request
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 03:11:24 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200127021124.GF12816@lunn.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a52977208338f48ef1383a5cd7288dd916245669.1580075977.git.mkubecek@suse.cz>
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 11:11:13PM +0100, Michal Kubecek wrote:
> Implement WOL_GET request to get wake-on-lan settings for a device,
> traditionally available via ETHTOOL_GWOL ioctl request.
>
> As part of the implementation, provide symbolic names for wake-on-line
Hi Michal
LAN, not line.
> modes as ETH_SS_WOL_MODES string set.
I think it would also be good to repeat here what you have in the
cover note, that unlike the ioctl version, CAP_NET_ADMIN is required.
The cover note does get committed to the git history, but it is a lot
less likely to be seen than this patches commit message.
> +WOL_GET
> +=======
> +
> +Query device wake-on-lan settings. Unlike most "GET" type requests,
> +``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET`` requires (netns) ``CAP_NET_ADMIN`` privileges as it
> +(potentially) provides SecureOn(tm) password which is confidential.
provides _the_ SecureOn(tm)
Apart from that:
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Andrew
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-01-27 2:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-01-26 22:10 [PATCH net-next 0/7] ethtool netlink interface, part 2 Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 1/7] ethtool: fix kernel-doc descriptions Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 2/7] ethtool: provide message mask with DEBUG_GET request Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 23:52 ` Andrew Lunn
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 3/7] ethtool: set message mask with DEBUG_SET request Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 0:22 ` Andrew Lunn
2020-01-27 6:23 ` Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 1:04 ` Andrew Lunn
2020-01-27 6:24 ` Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 4/7] ethtool: add DEBUG_NTF notification Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 1:17 ` Andrew Lunn
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 5/7] ethtool: provide WoL settings with WOL_GET request Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 2:11 ` Andrew Lunn [this message]
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 6/7] ethtool: set wake-on-lan settings with WOL_SET request Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 22:11 ` [PATCH net-next 7/7] ethtool: add WOL_NTF notification Michal Kubecek
2020-01-26 23:34 ` [PATCH net-next 0/7] ethtool netlink interface, part 2 Andrew Lunn
2020-01-27 7:30 ` Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 9:40 ` David Miller
2020-01-27 9:57 ` Michal Kubecek
2020-01-27 10:27 ` David Miller
2020-01-27 10:32 ` David Miller
2020-01-27 13:45 ` Andrew Lunn
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