netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] devlink: Add a new devlink port width attribute and pass to netlink

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Date:   Tue, 19 May 2020 12:24:09 -0700
From:   Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, jiri@...lanox.com,
        danieller@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        michael.chan@...adcom.com, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
        saeedm@...lanox.com, leon@...nel.org, drivers@...sando.io,
        andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] devlink: Add a new devlink port width
 attribute and pass to netlink

On 5/19/20 6:40 AM, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> From: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...lanox.com>
>
> Add a new devlink port attribute that indicates the port's width.
> Drivers are expected to set it via devlink_port_attrs_set(), before
> registering the port.
>
> The attribute is not passed to user space in case the width is invalid
> (0).
>
> Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...lanox.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> ---

[...]

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
> index 273c889faaad..a21a10307ecc 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
> @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int ionic_devlink_register(struct ionic *ionic)
>   		return 0;
>   
>   	devlink_port_attrs_set(&ionic->dl_port, DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL,
> -			       0, false, 0, NULL, 0);
> +			       0, false, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
>   	err = devlink_port_register(dl, &ionic->dl_port, 0);
>   	if (err)
>   		dev_err(ionic->dev, "devlink_port_register failed: %d\n", err);
for ionic
Acked-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>

[...]

> diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
> index 7b76e5fffc10..9887fba60a7a 100644
> --- a/net/core/devlink.c
> +++ b/net/core/devlink.c
> @@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ static int devlink_nl_port_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg,
>   
>   	if (!attrs->set)
>   		return 0;
> +	if (attrs->width) {
> +		if (nla_put_u32(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_WIDTH, attrs->width))
> +			return -EMSGSIZE;
> +	}
>   	if (nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_FLAVOUR, attrs->flavour))
>   		return -EMSGSIZE;
>   	switch (devlink_port->attrs.flavour) {
> @@ -7408,6 +7412,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_attrs_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
>    *	@split: indicates if this is split port
>    *	@split_subport_number: if the port is split, this is the number
>    *	                       of subport.
> + *	@width: width of the port. 0 value is not passed to netlink.

A little more explanation here would help - basically something like
     @width: number of ways the port can be split.  0 value is not 
passed to netlink.

Is this always going to be an even number, or a power-of-2?  If so, 
perhaps that should be noted here.


Thanks,
sln