netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 19/19] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias

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Date:   Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:10:42 +0000
From:   Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
To:     Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
CC:     "alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        "kwankhede@...dia.com" <kwankhede@...dia.com>,
        "leon@...nel.org" <leon@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 19/19] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 7:46 AM
> To: Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
> Cc: alex.williamson@...hat.com; davem@...emloft.net;
> kvm@...r.kernel.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org; Saeed Mahameed
> <saeedm@...lanox.com>; kwankhede@...dia.com; leon@...nel.org; Jiri
> Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>; linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 19/19] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias
> 
> On Thu,  7 Nov 2019 10:08:34 -0600
> Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com> wrote:
> 
> > Provide a module parameter to set alias length to optionally generate
> > mdev alias.
> >
> > Example to request mdev alias.
> > $ modprobe mtty alias_length=12
> >
> > Make use of mtty_alias() API when alias_length module parameter is set.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
> > ---
> >  samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> If you already have code using the alias interface, you probably don't need
> to add it to the sample driver here. Especially as the alias looks kind of
> pointless here.

It is pointless.
Alex point when we ran through the series in August, was, QA should be able to do cover coverage of mdev_core where there is mdev collision and mdev_create() can fail.
And QA should be able to set alias length to be short to 1 or 2 letters to trigger it.
Hence this patch was added.