netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 1/2] devlink: add dry run attribute to flash update

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Message-ID: <20220726114844.25183a99@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:48:44 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 1/2] devlink: add dry run attribute to flash
 update

On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:23:53 +0000 Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > For now maybe just fork the policies into two -
> > with and without dry run attr. We'll improve the granularity later
> > when doing the YAML conversion.  
> 
> Not quite sure I follow this. I guess just add a separate policy
> array with dry_run and then make that the policy for the flash update
> command? I don't think flash update is strict yet, and I'm not sure
> what the impact of changing it to strict is in terms of backwards
> compatibility with the interface.

Strictness is a separate issue, the policy split addresses just 
the support discoverability question.