linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH iwl-net 0/5] ice: LLDP support for VFs

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:47:45 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Larysa Zaremba <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>
Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mateusz Pacuszka
 <mateuszx.pacuszka@...el.com>, Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
 Lukasz Plachno <lukasz.plachno@...el.com>, Jakub Buchocki
 <jakubx.buchocki@...el.com>, Pawel Kaminski <pawel.kaminski@...el.com>,
 Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>, Michal Swiatkowski
 <michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com>, Mateusz Polchlopek
 <mateusz.polchlopek@...el.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Pawel
 Chmielewski <pawel.chmielewski@...el.com>, Jesse Brandeburg
 <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iwl-net 0/5] ice: LLDP support for VFs

On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:59:44 +0100 Larysa Zaremba wrote:
> Allow to:
> * receive LLDP packets on a VF
> * transmit LLDP from a VF
> 
> Only a single VF per port can transmit LLDP packets,
> all trusted VFs can transmit LLDP packets.
> 
> For both functionalities to work, private flag
> fw-lldp-agent must be off.
> 
> I am aware that implemented way of configuration (through sysfs) can be
> potentially controversial and would like some feedback from outside.

Why is the device not in switchdev mode? You can put your lldp-agent
priv flag on repr netdevs.