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From: raspl@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH ethtool 0/3] Display adjacent switch port's attributes
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:11:40 +0100
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Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Frank Blaschka <blaschka@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-s390 <linux-s390@vger.kernel.org>
To: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>,
	Stefan Raspl <raspl@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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This patch series adds a new option to ethtool to display the adjacent switch
port's attributes, as perceived by the NIC, e.g. through respective LLDP
message exchanges.
A patch for the qeth device driver provides a sample exploiter for the new
functionality.

Best regards,
Stefan Raspl