Re: [RFC-2] Configuring Synchronous Interfaces in Linux

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>]

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > I think we need few ioctl calls: get + set media (int argument),
> > get + set speed (probably two - RX and TX), etc.
> > In my 2.4 HDLC stuff - to be published :-( - there something like that
> > (in private ioctl range, of course).
> 
> I think we are agreeing
> 
> I'm saying use something like
> 
>         struct
>         {
>                 u16 media_group;
>                 union
>                 {
>                         struct hdlc_physical ...
>                         struct hdlc_bitstream
>                         struct hdlc_protocol
>                         struct fr_protocol
>                         struct eth_physical

Not yet another one for eth...  We now have ethtool for this.  And a
generic netdevice::set_config wrapper can be created that simply calls
the ethtool ioctl with the proper info and locking.

	Jeff


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