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From: Oded Shanoon <odeds@mellanox.com>
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Subject: Passing Parametersto Device Drivers and ethtool like functionality
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Hi,

I'm new to FreeBSD.
I went over "FreeBSD device drivers" book and saw that the only way to pass=
 parameters to modules is by using sysctl.
Is this correct?
Is there no other way to pass parameters when I load my driver (dynamically=
)?

Another question I have is - what's the equivalent in FreeBSD for Linux's e=
thtool?
I googled it and found that not all functionalities of ethtool are implemen=
ted with ifconfig.
Is this correct?
Do you know if I can find a detailed doc specifying the equivalent FreeBSD =
commands for Linux ethtool?

Thanks,

Oded Shanoon
Ofed-FreeBSD team
Mellanox Technologies, Raanana