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From: "Sullivan, Catherine" <catherine.sullivan@intel.com>
Subject: RE: [NET_NEXT RFC PATCH 2/3] ixgbe: added netdev_ops file to debugfs
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:28:28 +0000
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Could you point me to where this is available in sysfs please? I'm not familiar with it. 

Thanks, 
Catherine

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From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger@vyatta.com] 
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To: Sullivan, Catherine
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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 <catherine.sullivan@intel.com> 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 <catherine.sullivan@intel.com>

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.