netdev - RE: [PATCH 0/7] Introduce vdpa management tool

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Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:13:10 +0000
From:   Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/7] Introduce vdpa management tool



> From: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 1:28 AM
> 
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 04:54:37PM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote:
> > > From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 9:36 PM
> > >
> > > On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:13:51 -0500 Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > > > > 3. Why not use ioctl() interface?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Obviously I'm gonna ask you - why can't you use devlink?
> > > > > >
> > > > > This was considered.
> > > > > However it seems that extending devlink for vdpa specific stats,
> devices,
> > > config sounds overloading devlink beyond its defined scope.
> > > >
> > > > kuba what's your thinking here? Should I merge this as is?
> > >
> > > No objections from me if people familiar with VDPA like it.
> >
> > I was too occupied with the recent work on subfunction series.
> > I wanted to change the "parentdev" to "mgmtdev" to make it little more
> clear for vdpa management tool to see vdpa mgmt device and operate on it.
> > What do you think? Should I revise v2 or its late?
> 
> I need a rebase anyway, so sure.
ok. Thanks.