On (07/19/07 18:43), Peter Memishian wrote: > > > An important point to note is that, since show-linkprop is > > > intended to only be the complement of set-linkprop, it will only > > > display the r/w properties (see (c) below for finding the read-only > > > properties). > > > > > > > I'm not entirely sure I agree with that last point. But I'm willing to > > concede it, if there is some value perceived in displaying less than the > > full set of properties here. > > I'm also a bit nervous about this, since whether a given property can be > modified may depend on the given driver. However, if the goal is to > ensure that status and statistics things don't end up dumped into the > properties output, then I'm on-board.
yes, that was the intent.. the point was being made mostly in the context of the earlier discussion around the long list of MII properties enumerated in ieee802.3(5), particularly the lp_* parameters, and I guess, without that context, it comes across as dangerously general. --Sowmini
