Re: [PATCH 6/10] VIOC: New Network Device Driver

From: Misha Tomushev
Date: Fri Oct 13 2006 - 14:00:36 EST


On Monday 09 October 2006 12:03 pm, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:09:39 -0700
>
> Misha Tomushev <misha@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 October 2006 12:27 am, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > > + ecmd->phy_address = 0; /* !!! Stole from e1000 */
> > > > + ecmd->speed = 3; /* !!! Stole from e1000 */
> > >
> > > Eh?
> >
> > You are right. Will fix.
> >
> > > > +static void vnic_get_regs(struct net_device *netdev,
> > > > + struct ethtool_regs *regs, void *p)
> > > > +{
> > > > + struct vnic_device *vnicdev = netdev->priv;
> > > > + struct vioc_device *viocdev = vnicdev->viocdev;

> > >
> > > This looks ugly. What interface is that?

> Please just dump binary like other drivers. The code for ethtool allows
> per device decode. Move the decode to there.
>
> Yes, ethtool source does need a more generic register description language.

Signed-off-by: Misha Tomushev <misha@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Please pull the patch from ftp://ftp.fabric7.com/VIOC/vioc_patch.2006-10-12-17-40


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Misha Tomushev
misha@xxxxxxxxxxx


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