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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] usbnet: add devlink support
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:13:53PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:07:42PM +0100, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> > The weakest link of usbnet devices is the USB cable.
>
> The weakest link of any USB device is the cable, why is this somehow
> special to usbnet devices?
>
> > Currently there is
> > no way to automatically detect cable related issues except of analyzing
> > kernel log, which would differ depending on the USB host controller.
> >
> > The Ethernet packet counter could potentially show evidence of some USB
> > related issues, but can be Ethernet related problem as well.
> >
> > To provide generic way to detect USB issues or HW issues on different
> > levels we need to make use of devlink.
>
> Please make this generic to all USB devices, usbnet is not special here
> at all.

Ok. I'll need some help. What is the best place to attach devlink
registration in the USB subsystem and the places to attach health
reporters?

Regards,
Oleksij
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