netdev - Re: [PATCH v11 03/25] net/ethtool: add ULP_DDP_{GET,SET} operations for caps and stats

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Date:   Fri, 3 Feb 2023 19:46:39 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@...dia.com>
Cc:     linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        sagi@...mberg.me, hch@....de, kbusch@...nel.org, axboe@...com,
        chaitanyak@...dia.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        aurelien.aptel@...il.com, smalin@...dia.com, malin1024@...il.com,
        ogerlitz@...dia.com, yorayz@...dia.com, borisp@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 03/25] net/ethtool: add ULP_DDP_{GET,SET} operations
 for caps and stats

On Fri,  3 Feb 2023 15:26:43 +0200 Aurelien Aptel wrote:
> This commit adds:
> 
> - 3 new netlink messages:
>   * ULP_DDP_GET: returns a bitset of supported and active capabilities
>   * ULP_DDP_SET: tries to activate requested bitset and returns results
>   * ULP_DDP_NTF: notification for capabilities change
> 
> Rename and export bitset_policy for use in ulp_ddp.c.
> 
> ULP DDP capabilities handling is similar to netdev features
> handling.
> 
> If a ULP_DDP_GET message has requested statistics via the
> ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS header flag, then statistics are returned to
> userspace.

Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>