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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:45:48 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Maxim Mikityanskiy <maxtram95@...il.com>
Cc:     Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Linu Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@...vell.com>,
        Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>,
        "jhs@...atatu.com" <jhs@...atatu.com>,
        "xiyou.wangcong@...il.com" <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
        "jiri@...nulli.us" <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        "saeedm@...dia.com" <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        "richardcochran@...il.com" <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        "tariqt@...dia.com" <tariqt@...dia.com>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hariprasad.netdev@...il.com" <hariprasad.netdev@...il.com>,
        Naveen Mamindlapalli <naveenm@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next Patch v2 4/5] octeontx2-pf: Add devlink support to
 configure TL1 RR_PRIO

On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:05:58 +0200 Maxim Mikityanskiy wrote:
> OK, I seem to get it now, thanks for the explanation!
> 
> How do you set the priority for HTB, though? You mentioned this command
> to set priority of unclassified traffic:
> 
> devlink -p dev param set pci/0002:04:00.0 name tl1_rr_prio value 6 \
> cmode runtime
> 
> But what is the command to change priority for HTB?
> 
> What bothers me about using devlink to configure HTB priority is:
> 
> 1. Software HTB implementation doesn't have this functionality, and it
> always prioritizes unclassified traffic. As far as I understand, the
> rule for tc stuff is that all features must have a reference
> implementation in software.
> 
> 2. Adding a flag (prefer unclassified vs prefer classified) to HTB
> itself may be not straightforward, because your devlink command has a
> second purpose of setting priorities between PFs/VFs, and it may
> conflict with the HTB flag.

If there is a two-stage hierarchy the lower level should be controlled
by devlink-rate, no?

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