netdev - Re: [next-queue v6 PATCH 2/7] i40e: Introduce Port Representor netdevs and switchdev mode.

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Message-ID: <CAJ3xEMh6Un8JH3275nxOw25RtBp5KnYX+EMSv84+C_ezpkZGGQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:17:29 +0300
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>
Cc:     intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Anjali Singhai Jain <anjali.singhai@...el.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Subject: Re: [next-queue v6 PATCH 2/7] i40e: Introduce Port Representor
 netdevs and switchdev mode.

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:22 AM, Sridhar Samudrala
<sridhar.samudrala@...el.com> wrote:
> Port Representator netdevs are created for each PF and VF if the switch
> mode is set to 'switchdev'. These netdevs can be used to control and
> configure VFs and PFs when they are moved to a different namespace.
> They enable exposing statistics, configure and monitor link state, mtu,
> filters,fdb/vlan entries etc.


What netdev represents the uplink (wire port) in your impl?