Release version 5.6.v5.6

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

3 files changed, 62 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1082317..557905d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,42 +1,66 @@
+Version 5.6 - May 12, 2020
+	* Feature: add --debug option to control debugging messages
+	* Feature: use named initializers in command line option list
+	* Feature: netlink: add netlink related UAPI header files
+	* Feature: netlink: introduce the netlink interface
+	* Feature: netlink: message buffer and composition helpers
+	* Feature: netlink: netlink socket wrapper and helpers
+	* Feature: netlink: initialize ethtool netlink socket
+	* Feature: netlink: add support for string sets
+	* Feature: netlink: add notification monitor
+	* Feature: netlink: add bitset helpers
+	* Feature: netlink: partial netlink handler for gset (no option)
+	* Feature: netlink: support getting wake-on-lan and debugging settings
+	* Feature: netlink: add basic command line parsing helpers
+	* Feature: netlink: add bitset command line parser handlers
+	* Feature: netlink: add netlink handler for sset (-s)
+	* Feature: netlink: support tests with netlink enabled
+	* Feature: netlink: add handler for permaddr (-P)
+	* Feature: netlink: support for pretty printing netlink messages
+	* Feature: netlink: message format description for ethtool netlink
+	* Feature: netlink: message format descriptions for genetlink control
+	* Feature: netlink: message format descriptions for rtnetlink
+	* Feature: netlink: use pretty printing for ethtool netlink messages
+
 Version 5.4 - January 10, 2020
 
 	* Feature: ethtool: implement support for Energy Detect Power Down
- 	* Fix: fix arithmetic on pointer to void is a GNU extension warning
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warnings in do_version() and show_usage()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in find_option()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in dump_eeprom()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in altera_tse_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in sfc_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in print_simple_table()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in natsemi_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in netsemi_dump_eeprom()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgbe_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in realtek_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in lan78xx_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in {skge, sky2}_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in dsa_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in vmxnet3_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in st_{mac100, gmac}_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgbevf_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fec_8xx_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in tg3_dump_{eeprom, regs}()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in vioc_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e100_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in de2104[01]_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in igb_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e1000_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in smsc911x_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in at76c50x_usb_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fec_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in amd8111e_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in et131x_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ibm_emac_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgb_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fjes_dump_regs()
- 	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e1000_get_mac_type()
- 	* Fix: ethtool: correctly interpret bitrate of 255
- 	* Fix: ethtool: mark 10G Base-ER as SFF-8472 revision 10.4 onwards
- 	* Fix: ethtool: add 0x16 and 0x1c extended compliance codes
+	* Fix: fix arithmetic on pointer to void is a GNU extension warning
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warnings in do_version() and show_usage()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in find_option()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in dump_eeprom()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in altera_tse_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in sfc_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in print_simple_table()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in natsemi_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in netsemi_dump_eeprom()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgbe_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in realtek_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in lan78xx_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in {skge, sky2}_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in dsa_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in vmxnet3_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in st_{mac100, gmac}_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgbevf_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fec_8xx_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in tg3_dump_{eeprom, regs}()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in vioc_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e100_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in de2104[01]_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in igb_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e1000_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in smsc911x_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in at76c50x_usb_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fec_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in amd8111e_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in et131x_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ibm_emac_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in ixgb_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in fjes_dump_regs()
+	* Fix: fix unused parameter warning in e1000_get_mac_type()
+	* Fix: ethtool: correctly interpret bitrate of 255
+	* Fix: ethtool: mark 10G Base-ER as SFF-8472 revision 10.4 onwards
+	* Fix: ethtool: add 0x16 and 0x1c extended compliance codes
 
 Version 5.3 - September 23, 2019
 	* Feature: igb: dump RR2DCDELAY register
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 19e7fcb..1169b7f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(ethtool, 5.4, netdev@vger.kernel.org)
+AC_INIT(ethtool, 5.6, netdev@vger.kernel.org)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ethtool.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu subdir-objects])
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index ba85cfe..acc8d84 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 .  hy \\n(HY
 ..
 .
-.TH ETHTOOL 8 "January 2020" "Ethtool version @VERSION@"
+.TH ETHTOOL 8 "May 2020" "Ethtool version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
 ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
 .