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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst index 04c55be0264c..625c80183563 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ Userspace to kernel: ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET`` get link settings ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET`` set link settings ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET`` get link modes info + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET`` set link modes info ===================================== ================================ Kernel to userspace: @@ -366,6 +367,30 @@ list. devices supporting the request). +LINKMODES_SET +============= + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER`` nested request header + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_AUTONEG`` u8 autonegotiation status + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS`` bitset advertised link modes + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_PEER`` bitset partner link modes + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_SPEED`` u32 link speed (Mb/s) + ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_DUPLEX`` u8 duplex mode + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS`` bit set allows setting advertised link modes. If +autonegotiation is on (either set now or kept from before), advertised modes +are not changed (no ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS`` attribute) and at least one +of speed and duplex is specified, kernel adjusts advertised modes to all +supported modes matching speed, duplex or both (whatever is specified). This +autoselection is done on ethtool side with ioctl interface, netlink interface +is supposed to allow requesting changes without knowing what exactly kernel +supports. + + Request translation =================== @@ -379,6 +404,7 @@ have their netlink replacement yet. ``ETHTOOL_GSET`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_SSET`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GREGS`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GWOL`` n/a @@ -454,6 +480,7 @@ have their netlink replacement yet. ``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_PHY_GTUNABLE`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_PHY_STUNABLE`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GFECPARAM`` n/a |