netdev - [RFC] switchdev: clarify ndo_get_phys_port

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Date:   Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:13:44 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>, Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...adcom.com>,
        simon.horman@...ronome.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Subject: [RFC] switchdev: clarify ndo_get_phys_port_name() formats

We are still in position where we can suggest uniform naming
convention for ndo_get_phys_port_name().  switchdev.txt file
already contained a suggestion of how to name external ports.
Since the use of switchdev for SR-IOV NIC's eswitches is growing,
establish a format for ports of those devices as well.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
---
 Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
index 3e7b946dea27..7c4b6025fb4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
@@ -119,9 +119,17 @@ into 4 10G ports, resulting in 4 port netdevs, the device can give a unique
 SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTR{phys_switch_id}=="<phys_switch_id>", \
 	ATTR{phys_port_name}!="", NAME="swX$attr{phys_port_name}"
 
-Suggested naming convention is "swXpYsZ", where X is the switch name or ID, Y
-is the port name or ID, and Z is the sub-port name or ID.  For example, sw1p1s0
-would be sub-port 0 on port 1 on switch 1.
+Suggested formats of the port name returned by ndo_get_phys_port_name are:
+ - pA     for external ports;
+ - pAsB   for split external ports;
+ - pfC    for PF ports (so called PF representors);
+ - pfCvfD for VF ports (so called VF representors).
+Where A is the port name or ID; B is the sub-port name or ID; C is PCIe
+Physical Function name or ID and D is PCIe Virtual Function name or ID.
+
+Suggested naming convention for switches is "swX", where X is the switch name
+or ID, plus the port name.  For example, sw1p1s0 would be sub-port 0 on port 1
+on switch 1.
 
 Port Features
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- 
2.11.0