> I don't think there are many devices out there which have more than
> one port.
??
http://developer.intel.com/network/connectivity/solutions/gigabit.htm
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Ethernet-Controllers/Enterprise-Server/BCM5704C
etc
> So this will require changing all the drivers to put some value there
> or we would need to use a default value of 1 for drivers that don't
> explicitly set a value.
Yes, just set a default value.
> > and export it to userspace in generic code (so everyone
> > does it the same way).
> Something like ethtool? But we still need an entry under
> /sys/class/net/ethx/, right?
It could be ethtool or a sysfs attr.
- R.
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