netdev - RE: [PATCH 3/7] devlink: Adding high level dev perm config params

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:36:52 +0000
From:   Yuval Mintz <yuvalm@...lanox.com>
To:     Steve Lin <steven.lin1@...adcom.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "michael.chan@...adcom.com" <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        "linville@...driver.com" <linville@...driver.com>,
        "gospo@...adcom.com" <gospo@...adcom.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/7] devlink: Adding high level dev perm config params

> DEVLINK_ATTR_PERM_CFG_MULTIFUNC_MODE: Configure multi-function
> mode; use devlink_multifunc_mode.
...
> +enum devlink_multifunc_mode {
> +	DEVLINK_MULTIFUNC_MODE_ALLOWED,		/* Ext switch
> activates MF */
> +	DEVLINK_MULTIFUNC_MODE_FORCE_SINGFUNC,
> +	DEVLINK_MULTIFUNC_MODE_NPAR10,		/* NPAR 1.0
> */
> +	DEVLINK_MULTIFUNC_MODE_NPAR15,		/* NPAR 1.5
> */
> +	DEVLINK_MULTIFUNC_MODE_NPAR20,		/* NPAR 2.0
> */
> +};

... And when someone would invent a new partitioning scheme, what then?
You'd extend the 'generic' modes?
It's not very generic.

> DEVLINK_ATTR_PERM_CFG_SECURE_NIC_ENABLED: 1 to enable Secure NIC
> functionality, 0 to disable.

What does it mean? Is there some spec explaining it?