netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next v2 0/4] Implement new netlink attributes for devlink-rate in iproute2

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Message-ID: <24bca169-1f7b-4034-9893-5cd1f1c0ad1b@intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2022 09:41:26 +0100
From:   "Wilczynski, Michal" <michal.wilczynski@...el.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
        <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>, <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        <wojciech.drewek@...el.com>, <dsahern@...il.com>,
        <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next v2 0/4] Implement new netlink attributes for
 devlink-rate in iproute2



On 12/1/2022 5:53 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu,  1 Dec 2022 11:26:22 +0100 Michal Wilczynski wrote:
>> Patch implementing new netlink attributes for devlink-rate got merged to
>> net-next.
>> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20221115104825.172668-1-michal.wilczynski@intel.com/
>>
>> Now there is a need to support these new attributes in the userspace
>> tool. Implement tx_priority and tx_weight in devlink userspace tool. Update
>> documentation.
> I forgot to ask you - is there anything worth adding to the netdevsim
> rate selftests to make sure devlink refactoring doesn't break your use
> case? Probably the ability for the driver to create and destroy the
> hierarchy?

Hi,
I think it's a great idea, possibility to export the hierarchy from the driver
is key for our use case. Would you like me to add this to netdevism ?

Thanks,
Michał