> Sending RFC to get feedback for the following ethtool proposal: > > In some cases such as virtual machines and multi functions (SR-IOV), the > actual > bandwidth exposed for each machine is not accurately shown in ethtool. > Currently ethtool shows only physical port link speed. > In our case we would like to show the virtual port operational link speed > which > in some cases is less than the physical port speed. > > This will give users better visibility for the actual speed running on their > device. > > $ ethtool ens6 > ... > Speed: 50000Mb/s > Actual speed: 25000Mb/s
Not saying this is a bad thing, but where exactly is it listed that ethtool has to show the physical port speed? E.g., bnx2x shows the logical speed instead, and has been doing that for years. [Perhaps that's a past wrongness, but that's how it goes]. And besides, one can argue that in the SR-IOV scenario the VF has no business knowing the physical port speed.
