netdev - Re: [Patch v3 net-next 7/7] octeontx2-pf: ethtool physical link configuration

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Date:   Sun, 7 Feb 2021 15:22:23 +0000
From:   Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com" <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        "andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Linu Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>,
        "Geethasowjanya Akula" <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@...vell.com>,
        Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch v3 net-next 7/7] octeontx2-pf: ethtool physical link
 configuration

Hi Jakub,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2021 12:56 AM
> To: Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> davem@...emloft.net; willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com;
> andrew@...n.ch; Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>; Linu
> Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>; Geethasowjanya Akula
> <gakula@...vell.com>; Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@...vell.com>;
> Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [Patch v3 net-next 7/7] octeontx2-pf: ethtool physical link
> configuration
> 
> On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 14:15:01 +0000 Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> > > > Will add multi advertised mode support in near future.
> > >
> > > Looking at patch 6 it seems like the get side already supports
> > > multiple modes, although the example output only lists supported no
> advertised.
> > >
> > > Is the device actually doing IEEE autoneg or just configures the
> > > speed, lanes etc. according to the link mode selected?
> >
> > Device supports IEEE autoneg mode. Agreed get_link_ksetting returns
> multiple modes .
> > But set side  firmware code designed in such way that  it handles
> > single mode. Upon Successful configuration firmware updates advertised
> > modes to shared memory  such that kernel will read and updates to
> ethtool.
> 
> It needs to be symmetric, get needs to reflect what set specified.

Agreed.  Even though set supports single mode still it is displayed with get link settings.

Thanks,
Hariprasad k