Re: [PATCH]sk98lin ethtool support
From: Jeff Garzik <hidden>
Date: 2003-12-31 00:23:41
Mirko Lindner wrote:
Jeff Garzik wrote:quoted
Mirko Lindner wrote:quoted
Thanks. I'll complete the support as soon I'm back in the office. All driver statistics are also available in the the proc system under /proc/net/sk98lin/procfs statistics are deprecated... JeffJeff, the proc statistics are integrated in the driver since kernel 2.2. I'll
Well, understood, but we don't need vendor-specific, non-standard statistics when there is a standard method to export these statistics (ETHTOOl_GSTATS).
include full support for ethtool as soon I've time to do this. At the moment I'm still working on a support for the upcoming Marvell chipset (it would be great to support Linux as soon the chip is availiable) and a Diag-Tool for all Genesis and Yukon based cards (GUI and console tool).
Make sure you don't duplicate any ethtool functions. We don't need a NIC-specific diag tool either ;-) ethtool is the preferred method moving forward, as it's already shipping in most Linux distros. Jeff