netdev - Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 00/18] Mellanox, mlx5-next updates 28-10-2019

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Date:   Fri, 1 Nov 2019 21:41:35 +0000
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 00/18] Mellanox, mlx5-next updates 28-10-2019

On Mon, 2019-10-28 at 23:34 +0000, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> This series refactors and tide up eswitch vport and ACL code to
> provide
> better separation between eswitch legacy mode and switchdev mode 
> implementation in mlx5, for better future scalability and
> introduction of
> new switchdev mode functionality which might rely on shared
> structures
> with legacy mode, such as vport ACL tables.
> 
> Summary:
> 
> 1. Do vport ACL configuration on per vport basis when
> enabling/disabling a vport.
> This enables to have vports enabled/disabled outside of eswitch
> config for future.
> 
> 2. Split the code for legacy vs offloads mode and make it clear
> 
> 3. Tide up vport locking and workqueue usage
> 
> 4. Fix metadata enablement for ECPF
> 
> 5. Make explicit use of VF property to publish
> IB_DEVICE_VIRTUAL_FUNCTION
> 
> In case of no objection this series will be applied to mlx5-next
> branch
> and sent later as pull request to both rdma-next and net-next
> branches.
> 


Series applied to mlx5-next branch.
Thanks,
Saeed.