* Question: Proper place for port details?
@ 2012-10-04 8:28 Stefan Raspl
2012-10-05 3:12 ` Jeff Kirsher
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From: Stefan Raspl @ 2012-10-04 8:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
Some network device drivers are capable of collecting further
information on the link partner, e.g. reporting details on the port
in the adjacent switch. Is there a good place to make these
available outside of the kernel? ethtool gives a bit of information
like the link partner's speed or duplex mode. But is adding further
information about the link partner to ethtool desired, or is there a
better place somewhere else?
Ciao,
Stefan
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* Re: Question: Proper place for port details?
2012-10-04 8:28 Question: Proper place for port details? Stefan Raspl
@ 2012-10-05 3:12 ` Jeff Kirsher
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From: Jeff Kirsher @ 2012-10-05 3:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: raspl; +Cc: netdev
On 10/04/2012 01:28 AM, Stefan Raspl wrote:
> Some network device drivers are capable of collecting further
> information on the link partner, e.g. reporting details on the port
> in the adjacent switch. Is there a good place to make these
> available outside of the kernel? ethtool gives a bit of information
> like the link partner's speed or duplex mode. But is adding further
> information about the link partner to ethtool desired, or is there a
> better place somewhere else?
>
> Ciao,
> Stefan
IMHO, reporting details on a port should be reported by Ethtool.
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