Bug 647196 - RFE: Virtio nic should support "ethtool -i virtio nic"
Summary: RFE: Virtio nic should support "ethtool -i virtio nic"
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.9
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
low
low
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Laszlo Ersek
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
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Depends On: 645646
Blocks: Rhel5KvmTier3
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-10-27 14:17 UTC by Laszlo Ersek
Modified: 2011-02-16 16:05 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
Clone Of: 645646
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-02-16 16:05:34 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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add get_drvinfo() to virtio_net (688 bytes, patch)
2010-10-27 14:21 UTC, Laszlo Ersek 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:0263 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 kernel security and bug fix update 2011-02-16 15:14:55 UTC

Description Laszlo Ersek 2010-10-27 14:17:40 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #645646 +++

RHEL4 virtio_net doesn't support "ethtool -i" (KVM guest):

    # uname -r
    2.6.9-89.ELsmp

    # ethtool -i eth0
    Cannot get driver information: Operation not supported
Comment 1 Laszlo Ersek 2010-10-27 14:21:02 UTC 
Created attachment 455988 [details]
add get_drvinfo() to virtio_net

    # uname -r
    2.6.9-90.ELrhel4.virtio_net.drvinfosmp

    # ethtool -i eth0
    driver: virtio_net
    version:
    firmware-version:
    bus-info: virtio0
Comment 2 Vivek Goyal 2010-12-14 13:53:56 UTC 
Committed in 93.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2011-02-16 16:05:34 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0263.html
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