netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] devlink: Introduce PCI PF port flavour and port attribute

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Date:   Wed, 3 Jul 2019 16:34:31 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] devlink: Introduce PCI PF port flavour and
 port attribute

Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 04:09:58PM CEST, andrew@...n.ch wrote:
>> However, we expose it for DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU and
>> DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA. Not sure if it makes sense there either.
>> Ccing Florian, Andrew and Vivien.
>> What do you guys think?
>
>Hi Jiri
>
>DSA and CPU ports are physical ports of the switch. And there can be
>multiple DSA ports, and maybe sometime real soon now, multiple CPU
>ports. So having a number associated with them is useful.

Okay. Makes sense.

>
>       Andrew