linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: Add devlink support

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Message-ID: <20201130155044.GE2073444@lunn.ch>
Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:50:44 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux ARM Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: Add devlink support

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 01:50:43PM +0530, Vignesh Raghavendra wrote:
> AM65 NUSS ethernet switch on K3 devices can be configured to work either
> in independent mac mode where each port acts as independent network
> interface (multi mac) or switch mode.
> 
> Add devlink hooks to provide a way to switch b/w these modes.

Hi Vignesh

What is not clear is why you need this? Ports are independent anyway
until you add them to a bridge when using switchdev.

       Andrew