From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH]sk98lin ethtool support Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:23:41 -0500 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <3FF2170D.5070302@pobox.com> References: <1072779867.3632.38.camel@l5ac210.l5.laser5.co.jp> <3FF16F18.7060303@pro-linux.de> <3FF19659.8030408@pobox.com> <3FF22333.2070004@pro-linux.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: krishnakumar@naturesoft.net, mlindner@syskonnect.de, netdev@oss.sgi.com, felix@allot.com Return-path: To: Mirko Lindner In-Reply-To: <3FF22333.2070004@pro-linux.de> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Mirko Lindner wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: > >> Mirko Lindner wrote: >> >>> Thanks. I'll complete the support as soon I'm back in the office. All >>> driver statistics are also available in the the proc system under >>> /proc/net/sk98lin/ >> >> >> >> >> procfs statistics are deprecated... >> >> Jeff > > > Jeff, > > the proc statistics are integrated in the driver since kernel 2.2. I'll Well, understood, but we don't need vendor-specific, non-standard statistics when there is a standard method to export these statistics (ETHTOOl_GSTATS). > include full support for ethtool as soon I've time to do this. At the > moment I'm still working on a support for the upcoming Marvell chipset > (it would be great to support Linux as soon the chip is availiable) and > a Diag-Tool for all Genesis and Yukon based cards (GUI and console tool). Make sure you don't duplicate any ethtool functions. We don't need a NIC-specific diag tool either ;-) ethtool is the preferred method moving forward, as it's already shipping in most Linux distros. Jeff