On Thu, 2019-10-10 at 17:48 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Wed, 9 Oct 2019 22:59:00 +0200 (CEST), Michal Kubecek wrote: > > This is first part of netlink based alternative userspace interface for > > ethtool. It aims to address some long known issues with the ioctl > > interface, mainly lack of extensibility, raciness, limited error reporting > > and absence of notifications. The goal is to allow userspace ethtool > > utility to provide all features it currently does but without using the > > ioctl interface. However, some features provided by ethtool ioctl API will > > be available through other netlink interfaces (rtnetlink, devlink) if it's > > more appropriate. > > Looks like perhaps with ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_RFLAGS checking taken out of > the picture we can proceed as is and potentially work on defining some > best practices around attrs and nesting for the future generations? :) > > I was trying to find a way to perhaps start merging something.. Would > it make sense to spin out patches 1, 2, 3, and 8 as they seem to be > ready (possibly 11, too if the reorder isn't painful)?
I was surprised 3 didn't go in even last time this was posted, it seems such an obvious thing and not necessary just for ethtool :) johannes
