linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/8] Add support for VCAP debugFS in Sparx5

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Message-ID: <994f72742a15bec5a93d57324b749b71d0709035.camel@microchip.com>
Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:17:22 +0100
From:   Steen Hegelund <steen.hegelund@...rochip.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        "Casper Andersson" <casper.casan@...il.com>,
        Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Wan Jiabing <wanjiabing@...o.com>,
        "Nathan Huckleberry" <nhuck@...gle.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "Daniel Machon" <daniel.machon@...rochip.com>,
        Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>,
        Lars Povlsen <lars.povlsen@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/8] Add support for VCAP debugFS in Sparx5

Hi Jacub,

On Mon, 2022-11-21 at 11:01 -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
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> On Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:31:06 +0100 Steen Hegelund wrote:
> > This provides support for getting VCAP instance, VCAP rule and VCAP port
> > keyset configuration information via the debug file system.
> 
> Have you checked devlink dpipe? On a quick scan it may be the right API
> to use here? Perhaps this was merged before people who know the code
> had a chance to take a look :(

No I was not aware of the scope of devlink-dpipe, but it looks like the Sparx5
VCAP feature would fit in.

I need to take a closer look at the model and see if I can make ends meet, but
if so, then I could send support for devlink-dpipe at a later stage...

BR
Steen