netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] devlink: allow subports on devlink PCI ports

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Date:   Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:32:09 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, parav@...lanox.com, jgg@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] devlink: allow subports on devlink PCI ports

Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 09:56:24AM CET, jiri@...nulli.us wrote:

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>>devlink instance).  Those less pipelined NICs can forward between
>>ports, but still want a function per port (otherwise user space
>>sometimes gets confused).  If we have multiple functions which are on
>>the same "switchid" they should have a single devlink instance if you
>>ask me.  That instance will have all the ports of the device.
>
>Okay, that makes sense. But the question it, can the same devlink
>instance contain ports that does not have "Switchid"?
>
>I think it would be beneficial to have the switchid shown for devlink
>ports too. Then it is clean that the devlink ports with the same
>switchid belong to the same switch, and other ports under the same
>devlink instance (like PF itself) is separate, but still under the same
>ASIC.

Working on this. Will sent patchset later today/tmrw.

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