diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ethtool b/tools/net/ynl/ethtool
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ethtool
@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import pprint
+import sys
+import re
+
+from lib import YnlFamily
+
+def args_to_req(ynl, op_name, args, req):
+    """
+    Verify and convert command-line arguments to the ynl-compatible request.
+    """
+    valid_attrs = ynl.operation_do_attributes(op_name)
+    valid_attrs.remove('header') # not user-provided
+
+    if len(args) == 0:
+        print(f'no attributes, expected: {valid_attrs}')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(args):
+        attr = args[i]
+        if i + 1 >= len(args):
+            print(f'expected value for \'{attr}\'')
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        if attr not in valid_attrs:
+            print(f'invalid attribute \'{attr}\', expected: {valid_attrs}')
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        val = args[i+1]
+        i += 2
+
+        req[attr] = val
+
+def print_field(reply, *desc):
+    """
+    Pretty-print a set of fields from the reply. desc specifies the
+    fields and the optional type (bool/yn).
+    """
+    if len(desc) == 0:
+        return print_field(reply, *zip(reply.keys(), reply.keys()))
+
+    for spec in desc:
+        try:
+            field, name, tp = spec
+        except:
+            field, name = spec
+            tp = 'int'
+
+        value = reply.get(field, None)
+        if tp == 'yn':
+            value = 'yes' if value else 'no'
+        elif tp == 'bool' or isinstance(value, bool):
+            value = 'on' if value else 'off'
+        else:
+            value = 'n/a' if value is None else value
+
+        print(f'{name}: {value}')
+
+def print_speed(name, value):
+    """
+    Print out the speed-like strings from the value dict.
+    """
+    speed_re = re.compile(r'[0-9]+base[^/]+/.+')
+    speed = [ k for k, v in value.items() if v and speed_re.match(k) ]
+    print(f'{name}: {" ".join(speed)}')
+
+def doit(ynl, args, op_name):
+    """
+    Prepare request header, parse arguments and doit.
+    """
+    req = {
+        'header': {
+          'dev-name': args.device,
+        },
+    }
+
+    args_to_req(ynl, op_name, args.args, req)
+    ynl.do(op_name, req)
+
+def dumpit(ynl, args, op_name, extra = {}):
+    """
+    Prepare request header, parse arguments and dumpit (filtering out the
+    devices we're not interested in).
+    """
+    reply = ynl.dump(op_name, { 'header': {} } | extra)
+    if not reply:
+        return {}
+
+    for msg in reply:
+        if msg['header']['dev-name'] == args.device:
+            if args.json:
+                pprint.PrettyPrinter().pprint(msg)
+                sys.exit(0)
+            msg.pop('header', None)
+            return msg
+
+    print(f"Not supported for device {args.device}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+def bits_to_dict(attr):
+    """
+    Convert ynl-formatted bitmask to a dict of bit=value.
+    """
+    ret = {}
+    if 'bits' not in attr:
+        return dict()
+    if 'bit' not in attr['bits']:
+        return dict()
+    for bit in attr['bits']['bit']:
+        if bit['name'] == '':
+            continue
+        name = bit['name']
+        value = bit.get('value', False)
+        ret[name] = value
+    return ret
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='ethtool wannabe')
+    parser.add_argument('--json', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('--show-priv-flags', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('--set-priv-flags', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('--show-eee', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('--set-eee', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-a', '--show-pause', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-A', '--set-pause', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--show-coalesce', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-C', '--set-coalesce', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-g', '--show-ring', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-G', '--set-ring', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-k', '--show-features', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-K', '--set-features', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--show-channels', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-L', '--set-channels', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-T', '--show-time-stamping', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('-S', '--statistics', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    # TODO: --show-tunnels        tunnel-info-get
+    # TODO: --show-module         module-get
+    # TODO: --get-plca-cfg        plca-get
+    # TODO: --get-plca-status     plca-get-status
+    # TODO: --show-mm             mm-get
+    # TODO: --show-fec            fec-get
+    # TODO: --dump-module-eerpom  module-eeprom-get
+    # TODO:                       pse-get
+    # TODO:                       rss-get
+    parser.add_argument('device', metavar='device', type=str)
+    parser.add_argument('args', metavar='args', type=str, nargs='*')
+    global args
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    spec = '/usr/local/google/home/sdf/src/linux/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml'
+    schema = '/usr/local/google/home/sdf/src/linux/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml'
+
+    ynl = YnlFamily(spec, schema)
+
+    if args.set_priv_flags:
+        # TODO: parse the bitmask
+        print("not implemented")
+        return
+
+    if args.set_eee:
+        return doit(ynl, args, 'eee-set')
+
+    if args.set_pause:
+        return doit(ynl, args, 'pause-set')
+
+    if args.set_coalesce:
+        return doit(ynl, args, 'coalesce-set')
+
+    if args.set_features:
+        # TODO: parse the bitmask
+        print("not implemented")
+        return
+
+    if args.set_channels:
+        return doit(ynl, args, 'channels-set')
+
+    if args.set_ring:
+        return doit(ynl, args, 'rings-set')
+
+    if args.show_priv_flags:
+        flags = bits_to_dict(dumpit(ynl, args, 'privflags-get')['flags'])
+        print_field(flags)
+        return
+
+    if args.show_eee:
+        eee = dumpit(ynl, args, 'eee-get')
+        ours = bits_to_dict(eee['modes-ours'])
+        peer = bits_to_dict(eee['modes-peer'])
+
+        if 'enabled' in eee:
+            status = 'enabled' if eee['enabled'] else 'disabled'
+            if 'active' in eee and eee['active']:
+                status = status + ' - active'
+            else:
+                status = status + ' - inactive'
+        else:
+            status = 'not supported'
+
+        print(f'EEE status: {status}')
+        print_field(eee, ('tx-lpi-timer', 'Tx LPI'))
+        print_speed('Advertised EEE link modes', ours)
+        print_speed('Link partner advertised EEE link modes', peer)
+
+        return
+
+    if args.show_pause:
+        print_field(dumpit(ynl, args, 'pause-get'),
+                ('autoneg', 'Autonegotiate', 'bool'),
+                ('rx', 'RX', 'bool'),
+                ('tx', 'TX', 'bool'))
+        return
+
+    if args.show_coalesce:
+        print_field(dumpit(ynl, args, 'coalesce-get'))
+        return
+
+    if args.show_features:
+        reply = dumpit(ynl, args, 'features-get')
+        available = bits_to_dict(reply['hw'])
+        requested = bits_to_dict(reply['wanted']).keys()
+        active = bits_to_dict(reply['active']).keys()
+        never_changed = bits_to_dict(reply['nochange']).keys()
+
+        for f in sorted(available):
+            value = "off"
+            if f in active:
+                value = "on"
+
+            fixed = ""
+            if f not in available or f in never_changed:
+                fixed = " [fixed]"
+
+            req = ""
+            if f in requested:
+                if f in active:
+                    req = " [requested on]"
+                else:
+                    req = " [requested off]"
+
+            print(f'{f}: {value}{fixed}{req}')
+
+        return
+
+    if args.show_channels:
+        reply = dumpit(ynl, args, 'channels-get')
+        print(f'Channel parameters for {args.device}:')
+
+        print(f'Pre-set maximums:')
+        print_field(reply,
+            ('rx-max', 'RX'),
+            ('tx-max', 'TX'),
+            ('other-max', 'Other'),
+            ('combined-max', 'Combined'))
+
+        print(f'Current hardware settings:')
+        print_field(reply,
+            ('rx-count', 'RX'),
+            ('tx-count', 'TX'),
+            ('other-count', 'Other'),
+            ('combined-count', 'Combined'))
+
+        return
+
+    if args.show_ring:
+        reply = dumpit(ynl, args, 'channels-get')
+
+        print(f'Ring parameters for {args.device}:')
+
+        print(f'Pre-set maximums:')
+        print_field(reply,
+            ('rx-max', 'RX'),
+            ('rx-mini-max', 'RX Mini'),
+            ('rx-jumbo-max', 'RX Jumbo'),
+            ('tx-max', 'TX'))
+
+        print(f'Current hardware settings:')
+        print_field(reply,
+            ('rx', 'RX'),
+            ('rx-mini', 'RX Mini'),
+            ('rx-jumbo', 'RX Jumbo'),
+            ('tx', 'TX'))
+
+        print_field(reply,
+            ('rx-buf-len', 'RX Buf Len'),
+            ('cqe-size', 'CQE Size'),
+            ('tx-push', 'TX Push', 'bool'))
+
+        return
+
+    if args.statistics:
+        print(f'NIC statistics:')
+
+        # TODO: pass id?
+        strset = dumpit(ynl, args, 'strset-get')
+        pprint.PrettyPrinter().pprint(strset)
+
+        req = {
+          'groups': {
+            'size': 1,
+            'bits': {
+              'bit':
+                # TODO: support passing the bitmask
+                #[
+                  #{ 'name': 'eth-phy', 'value': True },
+                  { 'name': 'eth-mac', 'value': True },
+                  #{ 'name': 'eth-ctrl', 'value': True },
+                  #{ 'name': 'rmon', 'value': True },
+                #],
+            },
+          },
+        }
+
+        rsp = dumpit(ynl, args, 'stats-get', req)
+        pprint.PrettyPrinter().pprint(rsp)
+        return
+
+    if args.show_time_stamping:
+        tsinfo = dumpit(ynl, args, 'tsinfo-get')
+
+        print(f'Time stamping parameters for {args.device}:')
+
+        print('Capabilities:')
+        [print(f'\t{v}') for v in bits_to_dict(tsinfo['timestamping'])]
+
+        print(f'PTP Hardware Clock: {tsinfo["phc-index"]}')
+
+        print('Hardware Transmit Timestamp Modes:')
+        [print(f'\t{v}') for v in bits_to_dict(tsinfo['tx-types'])]
+
+        print('Hardware Receive Filter Modes:')
+        [print(f'\t{v}') for v in bits_to_dict(tsinfo['rx-filters'])]
+        return
+
+    print(f'Settings for {args.device}:')
+    linkmodes = dumpit(ynl, args, 'linkmodes-get')
+    ours = bits_to_dict(linkmodes['ours'])
+
+    supported_ports = ('TP',  'AUI', 'BNC', 'MII', 'FIBRE', 'Backplane')
+    ports = [ p for p in supported_ports if ours.get(p, False)]
+    print(f'Supported ports: [ {" ".join(ports)} ]')
+
+    print_speed('Supported link modes', ours)
+
+    print_field(ours, ('Pause', 'Supported pause frame use', 'yn'))
+    print_field(ours, ('Autoneg', 'Supports auto-negotiation', 'yn'))
+
+    supported_fec = ('None',  'PS', 'BASER', 'LLRS')
+    fec = [ p for p in supported_fec if ours.get(p, False)]
+    fec_str = " ".join(fec)
+    if len(fec) == 0:
+        fec_str = "Not reported"
+
+    print(f'Supported FEC modes: {fec_str}')
+
+    speed = 'Unknown!'
+    if linkmodes['speed'] > 0 and linkmodes['speed'] < 0xffffffff:
+        speed = f'{linkmodes["speed"]}Mb/s'
+    print(f'Speed: {speed}')
+
+    duplex_modes = {
+            0: 'Half',
+            1: 'Full',
+    }
+    duplex = duplex_modes.get(linkmodes["duplex"], None)
+    if not duplex:
+        duplex = f'Unknown! ({linkmodes["duplex"]})'
+    print(f'Duplex: {duplex}')
+
+    autoneg = "off"
+    if linkmodes.get("autoneg", 0) != 0:
+        autoneg = "on"
+    print(f'Auto-negotiation: {autoneg}')
+
+    ports = {
+            0: 'Twisted Pair',
+            1: 'AUI',
+            2: 'MII',
+            3: 'FIBRE',
+            4: 'BNC',
+            5: 'Directly Attached Copper',
+            0xef: 'None',
+    }
+    linkinfo = dumpit(ynl, args, 'linkinfo-get')
+    print(f'Port: {ports.get(linkinfo["port"], "Other")}')
+
+    print_field(linkinfo, ('phyaddr', 'PHYAD'))
+
+    transceiver = {
+            0: 'Internal',
+            1: 'External',
+    }
+    print(f'Transceiver: {transceiver.get(linkinfo["transceiver"], "Unknown")}')
+
+    mdix_ctrl = {
+            1: 'off',
+            2: 'on',
+    }
+    mdix = mdix_ctrl.get(linkinfo['tp-mdix-ctrl'], None)
+    if mdix:
+        mdix = mdix + ' (forced)'
+    else:
+        mdix = mdix_ctrl.get(linkinfo['tp-mdix'], 'Unknown (auto)')
+    print(f'MDI-X: {mdix}')
+
+    debug = dumpit(ynl, args, 'debug-get')
+    msgmask = bits_to_dict(debug.get("msgmask", [])).keys()
+    print(f'Current message level: {" ".join(msgmask)}')
+
+    linkstate = dumpit(ynl, args, 'linkstate-get')
+    detected_states = {
+            0: 'no',
+            1: 'yes',
+    }
+    # TODO: wol-get
+    detected = detected_states.get(linkstate['link'], 'unknown')
+    print(f'Link detected: {detected}')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/nlspec.py b/tools/net/ynl/lib/nlspec.py
index 0c43022ff7e6..a0241add3839 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/nlspec.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/nlspec.py
@@ -444,6 +444,15 @@ jsonschema = None
 
             self.msgs[op.name] = op
 
+    def find_operation(self, name):
+      """
+      For a given operation name, find and return operation spec.
+      """
+      for op in self.yaml['operations']['list']:
+        if name == op['name']:
+          return op
+      return None
+
     def resolve(self):
         self.resolve_up(super())
 
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
index 373c0edb5f83..7690e0b0cb3f 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
@@ -527,6 +527,17 @@ genl_family_name_to_id = None
 
                 self.handle_ntf(nl_msg, gm)
 
+    def operation_do_attributes(self, name):
+      """
+      For a given operation name, find and return a supported
+      set of attributes (as a dict).
+      """
+      op = self.find_operation(name)
+      if not op:
+        return None
+
+      return op['do']['request']['attributes'].copy()
+
     def _op(self, method, vals, dump=False):
         op = self.ops[method]
 
