netdev - Re: [RFC] current devlink extension plan for NICs

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Date:   Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:09:47 +0000
From:   Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] current devlink extension plan for NICs

On 3/28/2020 1:15 AM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> 
> We need a clear-cut definition of what a Sub-function slice is.. this
> RFC doesn't seem to address that clearly.
> 
Jiri's RFC content was already big so we skipped lot of SF slice
plumbing details.
I will shortly post an extended content in this email thread which talks
about SF, slice and all of its plumbing details.

>> But the sub-functions are just a subset of slices, PF and VFs also
>> have a slice associated with them.. And all those things have a port,
>> too.
Yes.