linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PatchV2] octeontx2-af: map management port always to first PF

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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:55:32 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
Cc: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 <davem@...emloft.net>, <sgoutham@...vell.com>, <gakula@...vell.com>,
 <jerinj@...vell.com>, <lcherian@...vell.com>, <sbhatta@...vell.com>,
 <naveenm@...vell.com>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PatchV2] octeontx2-af: map management port always to
 first PF

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:55:38 +0530 Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> The user can enable or disable any MAC block or a few ports of the
> block. The management port's interface name varies depending on the
> setup of the user if its not mapped to the first pf.

There is no concept of management port in Linux networking.
I may be missing the point, but I'm unable to review this in 
the context of the upstream Linux kernel.