netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] nfp: support VF multi-queues configuration

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:01:06 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
        Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>,
        Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Peng Zhang <peng.zhang@...igine.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...igine.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] nfp: support VF multi-queues configuration

On Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:09:40 +0200 Simon Horman wrote:
> this short series adds the max_vf_queue generic devlink device parameter,
> the intention of this is to allow configuration of the number of queues
> associated with VFs, and facilitates having VFs with different queue
> counts.
> 
> The series also adds support for multi-queue VFs to the nfp driver
> and support for the max_vf_queue feature described above.

I appreciate CCing a wider group this time, but my concerns about using
devlink params for resource allocation still stand. I don't remember
anyone refuting that.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220921063448.5b0dd32b@kernel.org/