From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Schweikert Subject: niu: ethtool -s support -> implementation by contractor Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:12:15 +0100 Message-ID: <20081215161215.GD26374@schweikert.ch> References: <20081125133530.GA1633@schweikert.ch> <20081125.133124.74121407.davem@davemloft.net> <20081126095021.GB20045@schweikert.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: David Miller To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from nigel.schweikert.ch ([88.198.52.145]:49205 "EHLO mail.schweikert.ch" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752397AbYLOQMU (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:12:20 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081126095021.GB20045@schweikert.ch> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:50:21 +0100, David Schweikert wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 13:31:24 -0800, David Miller wrote: > > > It is apparently not possible to set the link parameters on a niu > > > interface (speed, duplex mode, auto-negotiation) with ethtool. > > > Is support for it planned? > > > > Yes, at some point, although that work is pretty low priority > > to be honest. > > OK, thanks for the information. Would it be possible for the company I > work for, to somehow sponsor the development of this feature? Do you > know maybe a fellow developer that might be interested? We have found a company developing kernel drivers wanting to implement this for us. Please let me know if you foresee any problem with that. Should anything in particular be done in order for the future patch to have good chances of being integrated in the main branch? Cheers David