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SubjectRE: [PATCH v2] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver
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> This is why we require that portable, sane, interfaces are added to ethtool for
> driver diagnostics. That way users can perform a task in the same way
> regardless of what hardware and driver are underneath.

I quite agree you on using ethtool to implement it. we did consider it.
But ethtool has some limitation, for example, the NIC has built-in OTP (TWSI interface)
And Flash (External SPI interface), their properties are quite different with EEPROM which
Ethtool supports.
To support such memory (OTP/Flash), we need additional input parameters.

Same situation exists in diagnostic utility. Ethtool only provide two options : offline & online
That's too gross to locate which part/module of the chip is malfunction. we also need
more options to detect it.

that's why we finally selected a custom debugfs interface.

Thanks
Xiong



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