Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:48:18 -0500 (EST) | From | linux-os <> | Subject | Re: network interface to driver and pci slot mapping |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Anthony Samsung wrote:
> Given an interface name (like eth0), how do I determine: > The name of the driver (module) for this interface. > The PCI address for this interface, if relevant. > > ? > > I need something that works non-destructively on a live system, that > isn't broken by nameif, and has a strong chance of producing a correct > result. In particular, parsing syslog is out. There's no consistency > in the format of messages and there's no guarantee the logs from > bootup will still be around. And the interface may have been renamed > since then.
If the eth0 device is a module, it's in /etc/modprobe.conf, previous versions used /etc/modules.conf. Once you have its module name you can use other resources like
/sys/bus/pci/drivers/MODULENAME
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