netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2 4/4] net: devlink: expose the info about version representing a component

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Message-ID: <YwR1URDk56l5VLDZ@nanopsycho>
Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:36:01 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, idosch@...dia.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, saeedm@...dia.com,
        jacob.e.keller@...el.com, vikas.gupta@...adcom.com,
        gospo@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 4/4] net: devlink: expose the info about
 version representing a component

Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 05:01:16AM CEST, kuba@...nel.org wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:02:47 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> If certain version exposed by a driver is marked to be representing a
>> component, expose this info to the user.
>> 
>> Example:
>> $ devlink dev info
>> netdevsim/netdevsim10:
>>   driver netdevsim
>>   versions:
>>       running:
>>         fw.mgmt 10.20.30
>>       flash_components:
>>         fw.mgmt
>
>I don't think we should add API without a clear use, let's drop this 
>as well.

What do you mean? This just simply lists components that are possible to
use with devlink dev flash. What is not clear? I don't follow.