RE: [NET_NEXT RFC PATCH 2/3] ixgbe: added netdev_ops file to debugfs

Could you point me to where this is available in sysfs please? I'm not familiar with it. 

Thanks, 
Catherine

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger@vyatta.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 4:13 PM
To: Sullivan, Catherine
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [NET_NEXT RFC PATCH 2/3] ixgbe: added netdev_ops file to debugfs

On Wed, 09 May 2012 16:09:45 -0700
Catherine Sullivan [off-list ref] wrote:

Added the netdev_ops file to debugfs with a command to call the 
ndo_tx_timeout function to give users the ability to simulate a 
tx_timeout call made by the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Catherine Sullivan <redacted>

What is the justification for creating a new API here?

Your exposing only one thing 'tx_timeout' and that is a generic property of the device (not ixgbe specific). That value is already available via sysfs.