Re: [RFC] New functions to manipulate registers for ethtool

[David Miller]

From: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:12:30 +0900

> I want to add two new functions to ethtool.
> 
> One is for setting driver's registers on MMIO area like
> --change-eeprom option.

You can map the registers into userspace using the bus
level mmap facilities exported to userspace.

No ethtool support is necessary for this.

> Another function is for reading driver's register on MMIO.

Also not necessary, for the same reasons described
above.
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