[PATCH] ethtool_ops

[PATCH] ethtool_ops

[Matthew Wilcox]

The patch is 40k, so I'm not going to post it inline.
http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/willy/patches/ethtool.diff

Right now, each network driver which supports the ethtool ioctl has its
own implementation of everything from decoding which ethtool ioctl it is,
copying data to and from userspace, marshalling and unmarshalling data
from ethtool packets, etc.  The current setup makes it impossible to
use alternative interfaces to get at the same data (eg sysfs) and it's
not exactly typesafe.

This patch introduces ethtool_ops and converts tg3 to use it.
Drivers don't access userspace on their own under this scheme; they
just do the requested operation and return the appropriate value(s).
Compile-tested only; design approved by jgarzik.  Comments welcomed.

-- 
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victory, it is about death.  I've seen thousands and thousands of dead bodies.
Do you think I want to have an academic debate on this subject?" -- Robert Fisk

Re: [PATCH] ethtool_ops

[David S. Miller]

   From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org>
   Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 15:29:51 +0100
   
   This patch introduces ethtool_ops and converts tg3 to use it.

I really like this.

ipNetToMediaTable

[Ravi Kiran G]

hi,

this is w.r.t. to the ipNetToMediaTable.
i am working on a project which requires me to add an entry to this table
through a UCD SNMP (4.1.2) manager.
i am currently using the foll. command:

snmpset -v 3 -u <my-user-name> -l authnopriv -a MD5 -A <my-key>
<my-agent-ip> .1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22.1.2.3.172.16.5.6 x "00 a0 b0 c0 d0 ef" (some
MAC).

however, this is resulting in an error packet which says:

Error in Packet.
Reason: noCreation

i also tried the v2 version and i get a similar error (SNMPv2: creation not
allowed).

could some one please help me out as to where i am going wrong?

TIA,

ravi kiran.


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