Re: [net-next] intel: make module parameters readable in sys filesystem

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 10:04:30AM +1100, Jon Maxwell wrote:
> Linux users sometimes need an easy way to check current values of module
> parameters. For example the module may be manually reloaded with different
> parameters. Make these visible and readable in the /sys filesystem to allow
> that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c                 | 6 +++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c     | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c        | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c       | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c         | 4 ++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c         | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c         | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c     | 6 +++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c | 2 +-
>  9 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
> index 01f0f12035caeb7ca1657387538fcebf5c608322..2d879579fc888abda880e7105304941db5d4e263 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
> @@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ MODULE_FIRMWARE(FIRMWARE_D102E);
>  static int debug = 3;
>  static int eeprom_bad_csum_allow = 0;
>  static int use_io = 0;
> -module_param(debug, int, 0);
> -module_param(eeprom_bad_csum_allow, int, 0);
> -module_param(use_io, int, 0);
> +module_param(debug, int, 0444);

ethtool should show you debug. And it is pretty much standardized, it
should work for most ethernet interfaces which support msglvl. So i
would say it is better to teach your Linux users how to use ethtool
for this.

There might be some value in this change for module parameters which
are not standardised, but i suggest you drop debug from the patchset.

    Andrew