ethtool: set link settings with LINKINFO_SET request
Implement LINKINFO_SET netlink request to set link settings queried by
LINKINFO_GET message.
Only physical port, phy MDIO address and MDI(-X) control can be set,
attempt to modify MDI(-X) status and transceiver is rejected.
Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@suse.cz>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index ce86d97..7867425 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
.dumpit = ethnl_default_dumpit,
.done = ethnl_default_done,
},
+ {
+ .cmd = ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET,
+ .flags = GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .doit = ethnl_set_linkinfo,
+ },
};
static const struct genl_multicast_group ethtool_nl_mcgrps[] = {
