netdev - Re: [EXT] Re: [net-next PATCH 1/2] octeontx2-pf: Add devlink param to init and de-init serdes

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Message-ID: <20211119060958.31782ca9@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:09:58 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     sundeep subbaraya <sundeep.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:     Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>, Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>,
        Rakesh Babu Saladi <rsaladi2@...vell.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>,
        "anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, argeorge@...co.com
Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [net-next PATCH 1/2] octeontx2-pf: Add devlink param
 to init and de-init serdes

On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:17:53 +0530 sundeep subbaraya wrote:
> As said by Ido, ndo_change_proto_down with proto_down as
> on and off is sufficient for our requirement right now. We will use
> ndo_change_proto_down instead of devlink. Thanks everyone for
> pitching in.

ndo_change_proto_down is for software devices. Make sure you explain
your use case well, otherwise it's going to be a nack.