Subject: Re: ethtool: missing implementation of n_priv_flags

From: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:53:59 -0400

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 01:34:34PM -0700, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
> Was just looking at implementing the driver private flags to add a new feature to 
> a driver.
> 
> It appears that nothing in the core ethtool.c ever accesses or prints n_priv_flags, 
> even if a driver assigns it (which none in the kernel currently do)
> 
> Is this just an oversight?

It was waiting for the first user, basically...  I created an example
kernel patch for one Intel driver, but you guys didn't seem interested
in it at the time.  Glad to see it's getting some attention.

	Jeff