From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/24] net, diet: Make ethtool optional Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 05:14:12 +0200 Message-ID: <20140506031412.GN2382@two.firstfloor.org> References: <1399328773-6531-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <1399328773-6531-10-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <20140505.231140.2172378266544060318.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: andi@firstfloor.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com, ak@linux.intel.com To: David Miller Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140505.231140.2172378266544060318.davem@davemloft.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 11:11:40PM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Andi Kleen > Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:25:58 -0700 > > > Small embedded systems don't need ethtool, so make it optional. > > You can't do anything non-trivial with an ethernet device without > ethtool. You can configure the IP address and transmit and receive packets, and that is all a small embedded system is ever interested in. Remember these systems don't have a shell, they just run a single application that only does one thing. -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.