From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: Laurent Chavey <chavey@google.com>
Cc: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>,
davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, therbert@google.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] add ethtool loopback support
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:01:38 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BBF5D72.8010603@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <x2o97949e3e1004090943o4b6b29e5pd261e2cb4c7f421d@mail.gmail.com>
On 04/09/2010 12:43 PM, Laurent Chavey wrote:
> isn't the existing ETHTOOL_TEST ioctl use for something like self test ?
>
> the intent of this patch is to enable a mode whereby one could run
> netperf / iperf and other application and have the packets sent and
> received by the driver.
I said "ethtool flags interface", which is ETHTOOL_[GS]FLAGS.
ethtool private flags interface would also work, ETHTOOL_[GS]PFLAGS.
Both are interfaces enabling user setting/clearing of 32 on/off switches
(bits).
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-04-09 17:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-08 17:35 [PATCH 1/1] add ethtool loopback support chavey
2010-04-08 18:29 ` Ben Hutchings
2010-04-08 19:17 ` Laurent Chavey
2010-04-08 19:35 ` Ben Hutchings
2010-04-08 22:43 ` Laurent Chavey
2010-04-09 0:46 ` Jeff Garzik
2010-04-09 16:43 ` Laurent Chavey
2010-04-09 16:55 ` Ben Hutchings
2010-04-09 17:01 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2010-04-09 18:09 ` Laurent Chavey
2010-04-08 19:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2010-04-08 20:03 ` Rick Jones
2010-04-08 21:18 ` Laurent Chavey
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