Re: [PATCH net] ethtool: do not print warning for applications using legacy API

From: Stephen Hemminger
Date: Wed Jan 03 2018 - 10:19:10 EST


On Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:50:02 -0500 (EST)
David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:02:52 -0800
>
> > From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > In kernel log ths message appears on every boot:
> > "warning: `NetworkChangeNo' uses legacy ethtool link settings API,
> > link modes are only partially reported"
> >
> > When ethtool link settings API changed, it started complaining about
> > usages of old API. Ironically, the original patch was from google but
> > the application using the legacy API is chrome.
>
> Chrome on my machine doesn't do this, FWIW...

I did report a bug to chrome team as well.