netdev - Re: New commands to configure IOV features

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Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:49:09 -0700
From:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To:	Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>,
	Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com>,
	linux-pci <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: New commands to configure IOV features

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>> ok, something like attached patches?
>>
>> ixgbe change need more cleanup from ixgbe guys.
>>
> yuk, no.
> I have a set of patches almost done.

good. includes update to those network drivers?

> It provides 3 sysfs files (enable, disable, num_max_vfs);
> callbacks for enable & disable.

why using three? only pass max_vfs should be enough...

aka pass 0 mean disabling, pass other value mean enabling.

>
> i'm tied up until Monday on RHEL6, then I'll switch gears & post a set of
> patches.

so that is your employer 'sinternal policy? for RHEL 6 kernel first,
then upstream kernel?
thought RH only accept backporting only patches get into upstream already.

-Yinghai
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