netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] devlink show controller number

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Date:   Wed, 9 Sep 2020 08:34:42 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] devlink show controller number

On Wed,  9 Sep 2020 07:50:32 +0300 Parav Pandit wrote:
> From: Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>
> 
> Hi Jakub, Dave,
> 
> Currently a devlink instance that supports an eswitch handles eswitch
> ports of two type of controllers.
> (1) controller discovered on same system where eswitch resides.
> This is the case where PCI PF/VF of a controller and devlink eswitch
> instance both are located on a single system.
> (2) controller located on external system.
> This is the case where a controller is plugged in one system and its
> devlink eswitch ports are located in a different system. In this case
> devlink instance of the eswitch only have access to ports of the
> controller.
> However, there is no way to describe that a eswitch devlink port
> belongs to which controller (mainly which external host controller).
> This problem is more prevalent when port attribute such as PF and VF
> numbers are overlapping between multiple controllers of same eswitch.
> Due to this, for a specific switch_id, unique phys_port_name cannot
> be constructed for such devlink ports.

Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>