netdev - Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next 1/2] devlink: expose port function commands to assign VFs to multiple netdevs

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Message-ID: <20230208154128.00b701c5@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:41:28 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>,
        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>, Fei Qin <fei.qin@...igine.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...igine.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next 1/2] devlink: expose port function commands
 to assign VFs to multiple netdevs

On Wed, 8 Feb 2023 13:34:19 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Of course if TC is involved, then we have flexibility.
>>
>> What we are talking about here is primarily legacy mode.  
> 
> I don't see any reason to add knobs for purpose of supporting the legacy
> mode, sorry.
> 
> If you need this functionality, use TC.

Agreed, I seem to remember that mlx4 had some custom module param 
to do exactly the same thing. But this is a new addition so we should
just say no.