[PATCH net-next v5 07/13] net: ethtool: Introduce a command to list PHYs on an interface

[Andrew Lunn]

> > > +int ethnl_phy_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct ethnl_phy_dump_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
> > > +	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
> > > +	unsigned long ifindex = 1;  
> > 
> > This doesn't look right, if dump gets full you gotta pick up
> > when previous call left off.
> 
> I wasn't aware that this was the expected DUMP behaviour. So I should
> keep track of the last dev and last phy_index dumped in the dump_ctx I
> guess ? I'm not sure how I'm going to test this though, I only have
> devices with at most 2 PHYs :(

At a guess....

You are supposed to dump until you are out of space in the buffer. You
then return what you have, and expect another call so you can continue
with the rest.

Rather than fill the buffer, just hack the code to only put in a
single PHY, and then return with the same condition of a full
buffer. Hopefully you should get a second call, and you can then test
your logic for picking up from where you left off.

Another option might be to add PHY support to netdevsim. Add a debugfs
interface to allow you to create arbitrary PHY topologies? You can
then even add a test script.

     Andrew