On Tue, 2016-05-24 at 16:47 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > On Wed, 2016-05-04 at 09:44 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > > This series contains updates to ixgbe in ethtool. > > > > Preethi adds missing device IDs and mac_type definitions, also updated > > the display registers for x550, x550em_x/a. Cleaned up the format string > > storage by taking advantage of "for" loops. > > > > The following are changes since commit > > deb1c6613ec14fd828d321e38c7bea45fe559bd5: > > Release version 4.5. > > and are available in the git repository at: > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/ethtool master > > > > Preethi Banala (3): > > ethtool/ixgbe: Add device ID and mac_type definitions > > ethtool/ixgbe: Correct offsets and support x550, x550em_x, x550em_a > > ethtool/ixgbe: Reduce format string storage > > > > ixgbe.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- > > ------ > > 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) > > > > Is Ben still maintaining ethtool?
I am - barely. > I ask because I have this series which I > sent out earlier this month, with no word and I know there is at least one > other ethtool patch series that has had no response or committal from who > ever is maintaining ethtool. I'm going to do one more release and then look for a new maintainer. Ben. > I know we discussed last netconf that we should look at possibly a new tool > to address the shortcomings of ethtool, but I was not aware we had > abandoned maintaining the current ethtool already before any replacement > tool has been developed. -- Ben Hutchings Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.
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