netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 19/19] ionic: Add basic devlink interface

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Date:   Mon, 8 Jul 2019 18:26:54 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 19/19] ionic: Add basic devlink interface

On Mon,  8 Jul 2019 12:25:32 -0700, Shannon Nelson wrote:
> Add a devlink interface for access to information that isn't
> normally available through ethtool or the iplink interface.
> 
> Example:
> 	$ ./devlink -j -p dev info pci/0000:b6:00.0
> 	{
> 	    "info": {
> 		"pci/0000:b6:00.0": {
> 		    "driver": "ionic",
> 		    "serial_number": "FLM18420073",
> 		    "versions": {
> 			"fixed": {
> 			    "fw_version": "0.11.0-50",

Hm. Fixed is for hardware components. Seeing FW version reported as
fixed seems counter intuitive.  You probably want "running"?

> 			    "fw_status": "0x1",

I don't think this is the right interface to report status-like
information.  Perhaps devlink health reporters?

> 			    "fw_heartbeat": "0x716ce",

Ditto, perhaps best to report it in health stuff?

> 			    "asic_type": "0x0",
> 			    "asic_rev": "0x0"

These seem like legit "fixed" versions 👍

> 			}
> 		    }
> 		}
> 	    }
> 	}
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>

Isn't this a new patch? Perhaps you'd be best off upstreaming the
first batch of support and add features later? It'd be easier on
reviewers so we don't have to keep re-checking the first 16 patches..