On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 13:31:24 -0800, David Miller wrote:

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It is apparently not possible to set the link parameters on a niu
interface (speed, duplex mode, auto-negotiation) with ethtool.
Is support for it planned?

Yes, at some point, although that work is pretty low priority
to be honest.

OK, thanks for the information. Would it be possible for the company I
work for, to somehow sponsor the development of this feature? Do you
know maybe a fellow developer that might be interested?

This feature is the prerequisite for us to be able to use the Sun 8x
Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet card.

Cheers
David