On Wed,  5 Dec 2018 11:27:00 +0530, Vasundhara Volam wrote:
> Register devlink_port with devlink and create initial port params
> table for bnxt_en. The table consists of a generic parameter:
> 
> wake-on-lan: Enables Wake on Lan for this port when magic packet
> is received with this port's MAC address using ACPI pattern.
> If enabled, the controller asserts a wake pin upon reception of
> WoL packet.  ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is
> an industry specification for the efficient handling of power
> consumption in desktop and mobile computers.
> 
> Cc: Michael Chan <michael.c...@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com>

Why do we need a WoL as a devlink parameter (rather than ethtool -s)?

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