Re: [PATCH net-next] Documentation: networking: Add missing PHY_GET command in the message list

[Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>]

Hi Simon,

On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:28:16 +0100
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 05:18:02PM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:52:23 +0100
> > Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org> wrote:
> >   
> > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 04:15:58PM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote:  
> > > > ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET/GET_REPLY/NTF is missing in the ethtool message list.
> > > > Add it to the ethool netlink documentation.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst | 3 +++
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
> > > > b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst index
> > > > 295563e91082..70ecc3821007 100644 ---
> > > > a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst +++
> > > > b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
> > > > Userspace to kernel: ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET``                get MAC merge
> > > > layer state ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_SET``                set MAC merge layer
> > > > parameters ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_ACT``   flash transceiver module
> > > > firmware
> > > > +  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET``               get Ethernet PHY information
> > > >    ===================================== =================================
> > > >  
> > > >  Kernel to userspace:
> > > > @@ -283,6 +284,8 @@ Kernel to userspace:
> > > >    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_NTF``                 PLCA RS parameters
> > > >    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET_REPLY``             MAC merge layer status
> > > >    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_NTF``      transceiver module flash updates
> > > > +  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET_REPLY``            Ethernet PHY information
> > > > +  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_NTF``                  Ethernet PHY information    
> > > 
> > > I wonder if ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_NTF should be removed.
> > > It doesn't seem to be used anywhere.  
> > 
> > We can't, as it is in the ethtool UAPI. Also I believe Maxime will use it on
> > later patch series. Maxime, you confirm?  
> 
> Ok, if it's in the UAPI then I suppose it needs to stay.
> 
> But could we differentiate in the documentation between
> ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET_REPLY and ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_NTF?

Yeah it was a leftover from when I implemented that, however I do plan
on adding this notification though, so if it's OK for it to stay that's
perfect as it'll get used.

Then for the documentation, we can specify "Ethernet PHY information
change notification". This would trigger when the PHYs are appearing on
the topology.

Thanks,

Maxime