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    net: export device speed and duplex via sysfs · d519e17e
    Andy Gospodarek authored
    
    
    This patch exports the link-speed (in Mbps) and duplex of an interface
    via sysfs.  This eliminates the need to use ethtool just to check the
    link-speed.  Not requiring 'ethtool' and not relying on the SIOCETHTOOL
    ioctl should be helpful in an embedded environment where space is at a
    premium as well.
    
    NOTE: This patch also intentionally allows non-root users to check the link
    speed and duplex -- something not possible with ethtool.
    
    Here's some sample output:
    
    # cat /sys/class/net/eth0/speed
    100
    # cat /sys/class/net/eth0/duplex
    half
    # ethtool eth0
    Settings for eth0:
            Supported ports: [ TP ]
            Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                    1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
            Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
            Advertised link modes:  Not reported
            Advertised auto-negotiation: No
            Speed: 100Mb/s
            Duplex: Half
            Port: Twisted Pair
            PHYAD: 1
            Transceiver: internal
            Auto-negotiation: off
            Supports Wake-on: g
            Wake-on: g
            Current message level: 0x000000ff (255)
            Link detected: yes
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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