netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/15][pull request] ice: support devlink subfunction

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Message-ID: <086058b6-0dd8-e61e-e905-1647ed62dc00@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:45:11 -0700
From: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC: <davem@...emloft.net>, <pabeni@...hat.com>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/15][pull request] ice: support devlink
 subfunction



On 7/30/2024 6:45 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:34:15 -0700 Tony Nguyen wrote:
>> Currently ice driver does not allow creating more than one networking
>> device per physical function. The only way to have more hardware backed
>> netdev is to use SR-IOV.
>>
>> Following patchset adds support for devlink port API. For each new
>> pcisf type port, driver allocates new VSI, configures all resources
>> needed, including dynamically MSIX vectors, program rules and registers
>> new netdev.
>>
>> This series supports only one Tx/Rx queue pair per subfunction.
> 
> I'm a bit surprised not to see Jiri on the CC list here, didn't
> he provide feedback on this series in the past?.. Yes he did.
> 
> Please repost and CC everyone who gave you feedback.

Will do.

Thanks,
Tony