Re: network interface to driver and pci slot mapping

[linux-os]

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


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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