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authorAurelien Guillaume <aurelien@iwi.me>2012-12-02 21:21:01 +0100
committerBen Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>2012-12-03 16:54:48 +0000
commit749f3878693d21cd43301327ddd22811453e38da (patch)
tree98543995513d279f03c583592bbefccaa1d25ac5 /ethtool.8.in
parent08f7d492eb1de6f47313c6a9bcb07f32f1695513 (diff)
downloadethtool-749f3878693d21cd43301327ddd22811453e38da.tar.gz
Implemented basic optics diagnostics for SFF-8472
The current output of -m has been modified so that everything lines up correctly. The --module-info option alias has been added. Signed-off-by: Aurelien Guillaume <aurelien@iwi.me> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
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@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
.BN other
.BN combined
.HP
-.B ethtool \-m|\-\-dump\-module\-eeprom
+.B ethtool \-m|\-\-dump\-module\-eeprom|\-\-module\-info
.I devname
.B2 raw on off
.B2 hex on off
@@ -815,8 +815,10 @@ Changes the number of channels used only for other purposes e.g. link interrupts
.BI combined \ N
Changes the number of multi-purpose channels.
.TP
-.B \-m \-\-dump\-module\-eeprom
-Retrieves and if possible decodes the EEPROM from plugin modules, e.g SFP+, QSFP
+.B \-m \-\-dump\-module\-eeprom \-\-module\-info
+Retrieves and if possible decodes the EEPROM from plugin modules, e.g SFP+, QSFP.
+If the driver and module support it, the optical diagnostic information is also
+read and decoded.
.TP
.B \-\-show\-priv\-flags
Queries the specified network device for its private flags. The