netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 08/16] net/devlink: Add E-Switch mode control

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:27:51 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Hadar Hen-Zion <hadarh@...lanox.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 08/16] net/devlink: Add E-Switch mode control

Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 06:07:21PM CEST, saeedm@...lanox.com wrote:
>From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
>
>Add the commands to set and show the mode of SRIOV E-Switch,
>two modes are supported:
>
>* legacy   : operating in the "old" L2 based mode (DMAC --> VF vport)
>* offloads : offloading SW rules/policy (e.g Bridge/FDB or TC/Flows based) set by the host OS
>
>Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
>Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>

Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Looks fine to me. Usable for many drivers of devices containing embedded
switch. We need this for clean transition from legacy handling of embedded
switches we have in drivers currently to new switchdev model.

Thanks!