Re: [PATCH v20 13/25] net/pcap: add link status for interface mode

Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-24T16:48:54Z

On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:11:47 +0000
Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:

> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>
> Any reason we can't in future similarly query the link speed of the
> interface in use, and the other link parameters?

I did that in earlier version but it adds more complexity.
Each OS has its own way, and doesn't work for most common case
of read/write to file.