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* [PATCH net v2 0/2] Fix link_mode derived params functionality
@ 2021-04-04  8:14 Danielle Ratson
  2021-04-04  8:14 ` [PATCH net v2 1/2] ethtool: Add link_mode parameter capability bit to ethtool_ops Danielle Ratson
  2021-04-04  8:14 ` [PATCH net v2 2/2] ethtool: Derive parameters from link_mode in ioctl path Danielle Ratson
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Danielle Ratson @ 2021-04-04  8:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev
  Cc: davem, kuba, eric.dumazet, andrew, mkubecek, f.fainelli, acardace,
	irusskikh, gustavo, magnus.karlsson, ecree, idosch, jiri, mlxsw,
	Danielle Ratson

Currently, link_mode parameter derives 3 other link parameters, speed,
lanes and duplex, and the derived information is sent to user space.

Two bugs were found in that functionality.
First, some drivers clear the 'ethtool_link_ksettings' struct in their
get_link_ksettings() callback and cause receiving wrong link mode
information in user space. And also, some drivers can report random
values in the 'link_mode' field and cause general protection fault.

Second, the link parameters are only derived in netlink path so in ioctl
path, we don't any reasonable values.

Patch #1 solves the first problem by introducing a new capability bit for
supporting link_mode in driver.
Patch #2 solves the second one, by deriving the parameters in ioctl path
as well.

v2:
	* Add patch #2.
	* Introduce 'cap_link_mode_supported' instead of adding a
	  validity field to 'ethtool_link_ksettings' struct in patch #1.

Danielle Ratson (2):
  ethtool: Add link_mode parameter capability bit to ethtool_ops
  ethtool: Derive parameters from link_mode in ioctl path

 .../mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_ethtool.c         |  1 +
 include/linux/ethtool.h                       |  5 ++-
 net/ethtool/ioctl.c                           | 34 ++++++++++++++-----
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

-- 
2.26.2


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2021-04-04 14:18   ` Andrew Lunn
2021-04-04 15:04     ` Danielle Ratson
2021-04-04 16:07       ` Andrew Lunn
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2021-04-05 17:01     ` Danielle Ratson
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