2015-05-29 20:59 GMT+03:00 Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch>: > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:36:49AM -0700, Mathieu Olivari wrote: >> Alternatively, we could have something similar to what happens for the phy >> in the wireless subsystems. Wireless PHYs are not registered as net_device >> but they can still be listed, queried or configured through netlink. > > It is a reasonable idea, but you retrieve most of the useful > information using ethtool. That, as far as i know, operates on > net_devices, not phys. > May be it's time to rework Ethernet cards handling to decouple "Network interfaces" from "Ethernet ports"?
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