[bk patches 2.6] ethtool_ops

[bk patches 2.6] ethtool_ops

[Jeff Garzik]

Eventually destined for Linus, after some testing, and I after I merge
willy's 8139too.c conversion.  This ethtool_ops update doesn't break
existing drivers, allowing for piecemeal migration.


BK users:

	bk pull http://gkernel.bkbits.net/ethtool-2.6

GNU diff:

ftp://ftp.??.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/patchkits/2.6/2.6.0-test2-bk7-ethtool1.patch.bz2

This will update the following files:

 drivers/net/tg3.c         |  664 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 include/linux/ethtool.h   |   99 ++++++
 include/linux/netdevice.h |    9 
 net/core/Makefile         |    4 
 net/core/dev.c            |   16 -
 net/core/ethtool.c        |  672 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 1076 insertions(+), 388 deletions(-)

through these ChangeSets:

<jgarzik@redhat.com> (03/08/07 1.1119.3.3)
   [netdrvr] add SET_ETHTOOL_OPS back-compat hook

<jgarzik@redhat.com> (03/08/07 1.1119.3.2)
   [netdrvr tg3] convert to using ethtool_ops

   [also contributed by Matthew Wilcox -jg]

<jgarzik@redhat.com> (03/08/07 1.1119.3.1)
   [netdrvr] add ethtool_ops to struct net_device, and associated infrastructure
   
   Contributed by Matthew Wilcox.

Re: [bk patches 2.6] ethtool_ops

[David S. Miller]

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:32:19 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote:

> ftp://ftp.??.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/patchkits/2.6/2.6.0-test2-bk7-ethtool1.patch.bz2

Two thumbs up :)