netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] octeontx2-af: Introduce internal packet switching

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:51:33 +0200
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@...vell.com>
Cc:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <sgoutham@...vell.com>, <hkelam@...vell.com>, <gakula@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] octeontx2-af: Introduce internal packet
 switching

On Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:29:34 +0530, Subbaraya Sundeep wrote:
> +static int rvu_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
> +					struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> +{
> +	struct rvu_devlink *rvu_dl = devlink_priv(devlink);
> +	struct rvu *rvu = rvu_dl->rvu;
> +	struct rvu_switch *rswitch;
> +
> +	rswitch = &rvu->rswitch;
> +	switch (mode) {
> +	case DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_LEGACY:
> +	case DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV:
> +		if (rswitch->mode == mode)
> +			return 0;
> +		rswitch->mode = mode;
> +		if (mode == DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV)
> +			rvu_switch_enable(rvu);
> +		else
> +			rvu_switch_disable(rvu);

I don't see the code handle creation and tearing down of representors.

How do things work in this driver? Does AF have a representor netdev
for each VF (that's separate from the VF netdev itself)? Those should
only exist in switchdev mode, while legacy mode should use DMAC
switching.

I think what you want is a textbook VEPA vs VEB switch. Please take a
look at drivers implementing .ndo_bridge_getlink/.ndo_bridge_setlink.