[PATCH] ethtool power manglement hooks
Several ethernet drivers have been broken by the ethtool support because the ioctl code used to power the interface up and down as needed. Rather than add this to each driver call Jeff Garzik suggested we add hooks for before/after ethtool processing. This patch implements them which makes fixing the PM stuff easier, as the epic100 patch to follow will show. It also cleans up the via-velocity driver pm/ethtool logic a great deal. As per Jeff's request the before handler is allowed to fail the operation. -- The contribution herein included is a creation of Red Hat Inc. It is hereby submitted under the license of the existing files and as a derivative work thereof. I know of no reason for not having the right to submit the work herein included. (Bluff your way in legalese ;))
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