netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: marvell: prestera: add storm control (rate limiter) implementation

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Message-ID: <YMEBcqqY5PopjRKq@shredder>
Date:   Wed, 9 Jun 2021 20:59:14 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
To:     Oleksandr Mazur <oleksandr.mazur@...ision.eu>
Cc:     jiri@...dia.com, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        Vadym Kochan <vkochan@...vell.com>,
        Taras Chornyi <tchornyi@...vell.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nikolay@...dia.com, roopa@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: marvell: prestera: add storm control
 (rate limiter) implementation

On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 06:16:00PM +0300, Oleksandr Mazur wrote:
> Storm control (BUM) provides a mechanism to limit rate of ingress
> port traffic (matched by type). Devlink port parameter API is used:
> driver registers a set of per-port parameters that can be accessed to both
> get/set per-port per-type rate limit.
> Add new FW command - RATE_LIMIT_MODE_SET.

This should be properly modeled in the bridge driver and offloaded to
capable drivers via switchdev. Modeling it as a driver-specific devlink
parameter is wrong.