Created attachment 489985 [details]
Initscripts patch

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #693583 +++

Created attachment 489884 [details]
Initscripts patch

Description of problem:
Currently, only "ethtool -s" options can be set in ifcfg-ethX files. I've added a bit of extra code that'll add the ability to set for the other modes. This is done via the addition of the following section to where we parse ETHTOOL_OPTS presently:

<snip>

     if [ -n "$ETHTOOL_OPTS" ] ; then
         /sbin/ethtool -s ${REALDEVICE} $ETHTOOL_OPTS
     fi
+    if [ -n "$ETHTOOL_PAUSE_OPTS" ] ; then
+        /sbin/ethtool -A ${REALDEVICE} $ETHTOOL_PAUSE_OPTS
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$ETHTOOL_RING_OPTS" ] ; then
+        /sbin/ethtool -G ${REALDEVICE} $ETHTOOL_RING_OPTS
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$ETHTOOL_COALESCE_OPTS" ] ; then
+        /sbin/ethtool -C ${REALDEVICE} $ETHTOOL_COALESCE_OPTS
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$ETHTOOL_OFFLOAD_OPTS" ] ; then
+        /sbin/ethtool -K ${REALDEVICE} $ETHTOOL_OFFLOAD_OPTS
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$IFCONFIG_OPTS" ] ; then
+       /sbin/ifconfig ${REALDEVICE} $IFCONFIG_OPTS
+    fi

     exit 0
<snip>

Patch is attached for RHEL6, but the general workup works fine for RHEL4+

So, this is done in the few places in ifup-eth where we look for options. It adds a consistent way to set options using our defined config files so we don't have to resort to rc.local or any such. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Frank.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-all