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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/ifconfig.py8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
index 398f2ee8f..de53f8b25 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
@@ -1076,6 +1076,14 @@ class EthernetIf(VLANIf):
def remove(self):
raise OSError('Ethernet interfaces can not be removed')
+ def get_driver_name(self):
+ """
+ Return the driver name used by NIC. Some NICs don't support all
+ features e.g. changing link-speed, duplex
+ """
+ link = os.readlink('/sys/class/net/{}/device/driver/module'.format(self._ifname))
+ return os.path.basename(link)
+
def set_flow_control(self, enable):
"""
Changes the pause parameters of the specified Ethernet device.