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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [NET_NEXT RFC PATCH 2/3] ixgbe: added netdev_ops file to
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 16:13:20 -0700
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On Wed, 09 May 2012 16:09:45 -0700
Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan@intel.com> wrote:

> Added the netdev_ops file to debugfs with a command to call the
> ndo_tx_timeout function to give users the ability to simulate a
> tx_timeout call made by the kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan@intel.com>

What is the justification for creating a new API here?

Your exposing only one thing 'tx_timeout' and that is a generic property
of the device (not ixgbe specific). That value is already available via
sysfs.