Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/2] include: uapi: Add new ioctl definitions to support Frame Preemption

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Nov 03 2022 - 18:12:13 EST


On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 05:33:47AM -0600, Pranavi Somisetty wrote:
> Add new ioctl definitions, SIOC_PREEMPTION_EN, SIOC_PREEMPTION_CTRL,
> SIOC_PREEMPTION_STS, SIOC_PREEMPTION_COUNTER, to support IEEE 802.3br.

Please justify using an IOCTL when everything else in the network
stack is configured using netlink.

Andrew