netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v2] net: dummy: Introduce dummy virtual functions

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Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:04:14 +0200
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v2] net: dummy: Introduce dummy virtual functions

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Phil Sutter <phil@....cc> wrote:

> Due to the assumption that all PFs are PCI devices, this implementation
> is not completely straightforward: In order to allow for
> rtnl_fill_ifinfo() to see the dummy VFs, a fake PCI parent device is
> attached to the dummy netdev. This has to happen at the right spot so
> register_netdevice() does not get confused. This patch abuses
> ndo_fix_features callback for that. In ndo_uninit callback, the fake
> parent is removed again for the same purpose.

So you did some mimic-ing of PCI interface, how do you let the user to
config the number of VFs? though a module param? why? if the module
param only serves to say how many VF the device supports, maybe
support the maximum possible by PCI spec and skip the module param?


> +module_param(num_vfs, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(num_vfs, "Number of dummy VFs per dummy device");
> +

> @@ -190,6 +382,7 @@ static int __init dummy_init_one(void)
>         err = register_netdevice(dev_dummy);
>         if (err < 0)
>                 goto err;
> +
>         return 0;

nit, remove this added blank line..