From: Ben Hutchings <hidden> Date: 2016-06-26 15:59:45
ethtool version 4.6 has been released.
Home page: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Download link:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ethtool-4.6.tar.xz
Release notes:
* Feature: Support register dump on Intel X550 NICs (-d option)
* Fix: Correct some reported register offsets on Intel 10GbE NICs
(-d option)
* Feature: Add IPv6 support to NFC (-n, -N, -u and -U options)
* Feature: Add support for ETHTOOL_xLINKSETTINGS ioctls (no option
and -s option)
* Feature: Use netlink socket when AF_INET not available
Ben.
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From: Ben Hutchings <hidden> Date: 2016-06-26 16:11:50
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I was thinking of adding a TODO file to the repository, but it's really
for the new maintainer to decide what to do. So here's my list as a
suggestion:
* Add regression test coverage for all sub-commands with complex logic
* Internationalise output and error messages
* Build a libethtool that handles all the API quirks and fallbacks for
old kernel versions. This might help people writing language
bindings or other utilities that use the ethtool API.
* Provide a 'cleaned up' ethtool (under some other name) that has:
- More conventional sub-command syntax, i.e. no '-'/'--' prefix
- More consistent output formatting
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings
compatible: Gracefully accepts erroneous data from any source
From: John W. Linville <hidden> Date: 2016-06-27 14:00:18
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
I was thinking of adding a TODO file to the repository, but it's really
for the new maintainer to decide what to do. So here's my list as a
suggestion:
* Add regression test coverage for all sub-commands with complex logic
* Internationalise output and error messages
* Build a libethtool that handles all the API quirks and fallbacks for
old kernel versions. This might help people writing language
bindings or other utilities that use the ethtool API.
* Provide a 'cleaned up' ethtool (under some other name) that has:
- More conventional sub-command syntax, i.e. no '-'/'--' prefix
- More consistent output formatting
That seems like a reasonable start for a TODO list. I'll bet there
are a few people out there with other suggestions as well...?
Anyway, I would be happy to take-on the job of ethtool maintainer,
and I look forward to getting back into a more concrete role within
the community. Any objections?
John
--
John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.
From: John W. Linville <hidden> Date: 2016-06-30 18:15:17
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
John
--
John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.
From: Jorge Alberto Garcia <hidden> Date: 2016-06-30 19:28:12
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:15 PM, John W. Linville
[off-list ref] wrote:
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
hi guys !, any link to a bugzilla / patchwork ?
John
--
John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.
From: Ben Hutchings <hidden> Date: 2016-06-30 19:32:21
On Thu, 2016-06-30 at 14:27 -0500, Jorge Alberto Garcia wrote:
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:15 PM, John W. Linville
[off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
From: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com> Date: 2016-06-30 22:21:59
On 16-06-30 11:15 AM, John W. Linville wrote:
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
John
From: Andy Gospodarek <hidden> Date: 2016-07-01 18:31:39
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 03:12:52PM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
On 16-06-30 11:15 AM, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
John
+1 for having John take it on :)
.JohnF
I'll add a +1 for John Linville to take it over as well!
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 03:12:52PM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
quoted
On 16-06-30 11:15 AM, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal?
John
+1 for having John take it on :)
.JohnF
I'll add a +1 for John Linville to take it over as well!
I'm also perfectly fine with this.
We can add John to the list of delegates in patchwork at
patchwork.ozlabs.org and track ethtool patches there if we want.
Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 03:51:47PM CEST, linville@tuxdriver.com wrote:
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
quoted
I was thinking of adding a TODO file to the repository, but it's really
for the new maintainer to decide what to do. So here's my list as a
suggestion:
* Add regression test coverage for all sub-commands with complex logic
* Internationalise output and error messages
* Build a libethtool that handles all the API quirks and fallbacks for
old kernel versions. This might help people writing language
bindings or other utilities that use the ethtool API.
* Provide a 'cleaned up' ethtool (under some other name) that has:
- More conventional sub-command syntax, i.e. no '-'/'--' prefix
- More consistent output formatting
That seems like a reasonable start for a TODO list. I'll bet there
are a few people out there with other suggestions as well...?
Before that, I would like to see ethtool migrate to use generic
netlink. Then, the new tool would be needed anyway, should exist within
iproute2 package and have similar command line syntax.
I have some ideas about the gennetlink ethtool, have to find some time
to implement some initial part of it.
From: Ben Hutchings <hidden> Date: 2016-07-04 17:18:53
On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 09:51 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
[...]
It was a tough choice, but I'm pleased to accept your offer. :-)
I'll ask for the permissions to be updated accordingly.
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings
Lowery's Law:
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing
anyway.
From: John W. Linville <hidden> Date: 2016-07-05 16:00:21
On Mon, Jul 04, 2016 at 07:18:48PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 09:51 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
quoted
On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
quoted
I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
maintainer over the past year or so. I no longer work on networking
regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
that tend to take priority.
So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
possible. Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
to the git repository and the home page. But neither of those is
essential. Please reply if you're interested.
I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
to the task. Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
[...]
It was a tough choice, but I'm pleased to accept your offer. :-)
I'll ask for the permissions to be updated accordingly.
Ben.
Awesome, thanks. And, of course, thank you for your service to the
community as ethtool maintainer for the past several (5+) years!
John
--
John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.