netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] mlx4: Add support for single port VFs

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Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:20:11 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, roland@...nel.org,
	jackm@....mellanox.co.il, amirv@...lanox.com, matanb@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] mlx4: Add support for single port VFs

From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:11:48 +0200

> The mlx4 Firmware && driver expose both ports of the device through one PCI function.
> 
> This can be non-optimal under virtualization schemes where the admin 
> would like the VF to expose one interface to the VM, etc.
> 
> This series from Matan Barak adds support for single ported VFs. 
> 
> Since all the VF interaction with the firmware passes through the PF
>  driver, we can emulate to the VF they have one port, and further create 
> a set of the VFs which act on port1 of the device and another set which 
> acts on port2.
> 
> Series done against net-next commit 3ab428a "netfilter: Add missing 
> vmalloc.h include to nft_hash.c"
> 
> Roland, we send this through netdev, but if you have comments, will love
> to hear them.

Series applied, thanks.
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