netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] mlxsw: minimal: Add ethtool and resource query support

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Date:   Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:23:14 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     idosch@...lanox.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...lanox.com, vadimp@...lanox.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] mlxsw: minimal: Add ethtool and resource
 query support

From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 09:12:06 +0000

> Vadim says:
> 
> The minimal driver is chip independent and uses I2C bus for chip access.
> Its purpose is to support chassis management on systems equipped with
> Mellanox switch ASICs. For example, from a BMC (Board Management
> Controller) device.
> 
> Patches #1-#3 add ethtool support to the minimal driver so that QSFP/SFP
> module info could be retrieved by the driver. This is done by exposing a
> dummy netdev for each front panel port and implementing the required
> ethtool operations.
> 
> Patches #4-#8 add resource query support. This allows the driver to
> query the firmware about values of certain resources (e.g., maximum
> number of ports). It is required on systems where the maximum number of
> ports is larger than the hard coded default (64).

Series applied, thanks Ido.