netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 00/10] dcb: Support PFC, buffer, maxrate objects

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Message-ID: <4bc2ed3a-0077-1c05-e311-150ad4df5212@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:51:31 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Petr Machata <me@...chata.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 00/10] dcb: Support PFC, buffer, maxrate
 objects

On 12/10/20 4:02 PM, Petr Machata wrote:
> Add support to the dcb tool for the following three DCB objects:
> 
> - PFC, for "Priority-based Flow Control", allows configuration of priority
>   lossiness, and related toggles.
> 
> - DCBNL buffer interfaces are an extension to the 802.1q DCB interfaces and
>   allow configuration of port headroom buffers.
> 
> - DCBNL maxrate interfaces are an extension to the 802.1q DCB interfaces
>   and allow configuration of rate with which traffic in a given traffic
>   class is sent.
> 
> Patches #1-#4 fix small issues in the current DCB code and man pages.
> 
> Patch #5 adds new helpers to the DCB dispatcher.
> 
> Patches #6 and #7 add support for command line arguments -s and -i. These
> enable, respectively, display of statistical counters, and ISO/IEC mode of
> rate units.
> 
> Patches #8-#10 add the subtools themselves and their man pages.
> 

applied to iproute2-next. Thanks, Petr.