* ethtool 4.6 released @ 2016-06-26 15:59 Ben Hutchings 2016-06-26 16:11 ` ethtool needs a new maintainer Ben Hutchings 0 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-06-26 15:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: netdev [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 672 bytes --] 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. -- Ben Hutchings compatible: Gracefully accepts erroneous data from any source [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-26 15:59 ethtool 4.6 released Ben Hutchings @ 2016-06-26 16:11 ` Ben Hutchings 2016-06-27 13:51 ` John W. Linville 0 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-06-26 16:11 UTC (permalink / raw) To: netdev [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1395 bytes --] 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 [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-26 16:11 ` ethtool needs a new maintainer Ben Hutchings @ 2016-06-27 13:51 ` John W. Linville 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville ` (2 more replies) 0 siblings, 3 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: John W. Linville @ 2016-06-27 13:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Ben Hutchings; +Cc: netdev 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-27 13:51 ` John W. Linville @ 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville 2016-06-30 19:27 ` Jorge Alberto Garcia ` (2 more replies) 2016-07-04 14:24 ` Jiri Pirko 2016-07-04 17:18 ` Ben Hutchings 2 siblings, 3 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: John W. Linville @ 2016-06-30 18:15 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Ben Hutchings; +Cc: netdev 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: > > 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville @ 2016-06-30 19:27 ` Jorge Alberto Garcia 2016-06-30 19:32 ` Ben Hutchings 2016-06-30 22:12 ` John Fastabend [not found] ` <CAD=hENfD=cwAidNe1+kspzUtUzwk3QqQE8GWF7zdhrKogPt-=A@mail.gmail.com> 2 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Jorge Alberto Garcia @ 2016-06-30 19:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John W. Linville; +Cc: Ben Hutchings, netdev On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:15 PM, John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote: > 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: >> > 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-30 19:27 ` Jorge Alberto Garcia @ 2016-06-30 19:32 ` Ben Hutchings [not found] ` <CAPfrtUce=xzHystAoMRth4HEKhZtSj629f07R-t-dsq5=9q0-g@mail.gmail.com> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-06-30 19:32 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jorge Alberto Garcia, John W. Linville; +Cc: netdev [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1673 bytes --] 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 > <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote: > > 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: > > > > 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 ? There's nothing as organised as that, though it might be possible to add categories for ethtool on <https://bugzilla.kernel.org> and <https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netdev/>. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer. [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
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* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer [not found] ` <CAPfrtUeYwu8hj_ZNvp97_=v1hFuNBNPTG+Rfct644aTRh=JBog@mail.gmail.com> @ 2016-06-30 21:51 ` John W. Linville 2016-07-04 17:38 ` Ben Hutchings 1 sibling, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: John W. Linville @ 2016-06-30 21:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jorge Alberto Garcia; +Cc: Ben Hutchings, netdev On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 02:37:30PM -0500, Jorge Alberto Garcia wrote: > El 30/06/2016 02:32 p.m., "Ben Hutchings" <ben@decadent.org.uk> escribió: > > > > 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 > > > <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote: > > > > 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: > > > > > > 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 ? > > > > There's nothing as organised as that, though it might be possible to > > add categories for ethtool on <https://bugzilla.kernel.org> and > > <https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netdev/>. > > > > Ben. > > > I would like to help but it will be a first for me. > Maybe in shadow mode ? Honestly, I don't expect the patch management stuff to be much of a burden. I could always use the help reviewing any patches submitted, of course! John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer [not found] ` <CAPfrtUeYwu8hj_ZNvp97_=v1hFuNBNPTG+Rfct644aTRh=JBog@mail.gmail.com> 2016-06-30 21:51 ` John W. Linville @ 2016-07-04 17:38 ` Ben Hutchings 1 sibling, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-07-04 17:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jorge Alberto Garcia; +Cc: netdev, John W. Linville [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2289 bytes --] On Thu, 2016-06-30 at 14:37 -0500, Jorge Alberto Garcia wrote: > El 30/06/2016 02:32 p.m., "Ben Hutchings" <ben@decadent.org.uk> escribió: > > > > 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 > > > <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote: > > > > 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: > > > > > > 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 ? > > > > There's nothing as organised as that, though it might be possible to > > add categories for ethtool on <https://bugzilla.kernel.org> and > > <https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netdev/>. > > > > Ben. > > > I would like to help but it will be a first for me. > Maybe in shadow mode ? I'm sure John will appreciate additional reviewers for ethtool submissions. If he decides to use Bugzilla then you should also be able to subscribe to the ethtool component there. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Lowery's Law: If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville 2016-06-30 19:27 ` Jorge Alberto Garcia @ 2016-06-30 22:12 ` John Fastabend 2016-07-01 18:31 ` Andy Gospodarek [not found] ` <CAD=hENfD=cwAidNe1+kspzUtUzwk3QqQE8GWF7zdhrKogPt-=A@mail.gmail.com> 2 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: John Fastabend @ 2016-06-30 22:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John W. Linville, Ben Hutchings; +Cc: netdev 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: >> 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... :-) > > Are there any other takers? Or is this a done deal? > > John > +1 for having John take it on :) .JohnF ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-30 22:12 ` John Fastabend @ 2016-07-01 18:31 ` Andy Gospodarek 2016-07-01 19:33 ` David Miller 0 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Andy Gospodarek @ 2016-07-01 18:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John Fastabend; +Cc: John W. Linville, Ben Hutchings, netdev On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 03:12:52PM -0700, John Fastabend wrote: > 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: > >> 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... :-) > > > > 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! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-07-01 18:31 ` Andy Gospodarek @ 2016-07-01 19:33 ` David Miller 0 siblings, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: David Miller @ 2016-07-01 19:33 UTC (permalink / raw) To: gospo; +Cc: john.fastabend, linville, ben, netdev From: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@cumulusnetworks.com> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:31:34 -0400 > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 03:12:52PM -0700, John Fastabend wrote: >> 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: >> >> 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... :-) >> > >> > 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
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* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer [not found] ` <CAD=hENfD=cwAidNe1+kspzUtUzwk3QqQE8GWF7zdhrKogPt-=A@mail.gmail.com> @ 2016-07-04 18:00 ` Ben Hutchings 0 siblings, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-07-04 18:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: zhuyj, John W. Linville; +Cc: netdev [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 428 bytes --] On Fri, 2016-07-01 at 10:33 +0800, zhuyj wrote: > I am interested in this, too. You didn't say anything about your experience with Linux networking, and I couldn't find many contributions from you. So you are welcome to help with ethtool but I've selected John as the maintainer. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Lowery's Law: If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-27 13:51 ` John W. Linville 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville @ 2016-07-04 14:24 ` Jiri Pirko 2016-07-04 17:18 ` Ben Hutchings 2 siblings, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: Jiri Pirko @ 2016-07-04 14:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John W. Linville; +Cc: Ben Hutchings, netdev 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: >> 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...? 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-06-27 13:51 ` John W. Linville 2016-06-30 18:15 ` John W. Linville 2016-07-04 14:24 ` Jiri Pirko @ 2016-07-04 17:18 ` Ben Hutchings 2016-07-05 15:58 ` John W. Linville 2 siblings, 1 reply; 15+ messages in thread From: Ben Hutchings @ 2016-07-04 17:18 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John W. Linville; +Cc: netdev [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1300 bytes --] 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: > > 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. [-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 819 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
* Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer 2016-07-04 17:18 ` Ben Hutchings @ 2016-07-05 15:58 ` John W. Linville 0 siblings, 0 replies; 15+ messages in thread From: John W. Linville @ 2016-07-05 15:58 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Ben Hutchings; +Cc: netdev 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: > > 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... :-) > [...] > > 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 15+ messages in thread
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