Re: [PATCH] phy/ethtool: Add missing SPEED_<foo> strings
From: Joe Perches
Date: Sun Apr 02 2017 - 17:49:27 EST
On Sun, 2017-04-02 at 23:40 +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 02, 2017 at 02:30:06PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > Add all the currently available SPEED_<foo> strings.
[]
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
[]
> > @@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ enum ethtool_link_mode_bit_indices {
> > */
> >
> > /* The forced speed, in units of 1Mb. All values 0 to INT_MAX are legal. */
>
> Hi Joe
>
> Given that this list is getting longer and longer, and the comment
> that 0..INT_MAX are legal, is it time to replace this with something
> dynamic?
Hey Andrew.
Probably not.
INT_MAX in units of millions is likely large enough for
quite awhile yet, maybe 2 decades or even more.
If you feel ambitious, and remember ethtool.h and
SPEED_<foo> uses are a public API, write something up.
cheers, Joe