netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] net: devlink: Add unused port flavour

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Date:   Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:06:26 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] net: devlink: Add unused port flavour

Not all ports of a switch need to be used, particularly in embedded
systems. Add a port flavour for ports which physically exist in the
switch, but are not connected to the front panel etc, and so are
unused.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
---
 include/uapi/linux/devlink.h | 3 +++
 net/core/devlink.c           | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index a2ecc8b00611..e1f209feac74 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ enum devlink_port_flavour {
 				      * port that faces the PCI VF.
 				      */
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL, /* Any virtual port facing the user. */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED, /* Port which exists in the switch, but
+				      *	is not used in any way.
+				      */
 };
 
 enum devlink_param_cmode {
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index ac32b672a04b..fc9589eb4115 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -7569,7 +7569,8 @@ static bool devlink_port_type_should_warn(struct devlink_port *devlink_port)
 {
 	/* Ignore CPU and DSA flavours. */
 	return devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU &&
-	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA;
+	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA &&
+	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED;
 }
 
 #define DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_WARN_TIMEOUT (HZ * 3600)
@@ -7854,6 +7855,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU:
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA:
+	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED:
 		/* As CPU and DSA ports do not have a netdevice associated
 		 * case should not ever happen.
 		 */
-- 
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