Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ethtool: do not print warning for applications using legacy API

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 07:19:02 -0800

On Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:50:02 -0500 (EST)
David Miller <[email-masked]> wrote:

> From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:02:52 -0800
> 
> > From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> > 
> > In kernel log ths message appears on every boot:
> >  "warning: `NetworkChangeNo' uses legacy ethtool link settings API,
> >   link modes are only partially reported"
> > 
> > When ethtool link settings API changed, it started complaining about
> > usages of old API. Ironically, the original patch was from google but
> > the application using the legacy API is chrome.  
> 
> Chrome on my machine doesn't do this, FWIW...

I did report a bug to chrome team as well.