Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 09/17] ethtool: implement GET_DRVINFO message

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:53:27 +0200 (CEST), Michal Kubecek wrote:

+GET_DRVINFO
+-----------
+
+GET_DRVINFO request corresponds to ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO ioctl command and provides
+basic driver information.
+
+Request contents:
+
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_DEV		(nested)	device identification
+
+Kernel response contents:
+
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_DEV		(nested)	device identification
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_DRIVER		(string)	driver name
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_VERSION	(string)	driver version
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_FWVERSION	(string)	firmware version

FWIW I think fwinfo belongs to devlink, and should be split.  Most
modern drivers provide versions of multiple FW components smooshed into
a single string.  Perhaps it's time to allow this facility to carry
multiple key: value entries?

+    ETHA_DRVINFO_BUSINFO	(string)	device bus address

I wonder if some of this information is also not duplicated with
sysfs.  There should be a link from the netdev to a sysfs device.
Same for driver name.  

I'm probably missing some uses (in embedded world?) and will be
corrected.. :)

+    ETHA_DRVINFO_EROM_VER	(string)	expansion ROM version
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_N_PRIV_FLAGS	(u32)		number of private flags
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_N_STATS	(u32)		number of device stats
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_TESTINFO_LEN	(u32)		number of test results
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_EEDUMP_LEN	(u32)		EEPROM dump size
+    ETHA_DRVINFO_REGDUMP_LEN	(u32)		register dump size