netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 02/14] devlink: Add 'total

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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:39:57 +0100
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, 
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>, Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>, 
	Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>, 
	Vlad Dumitrescu <vdumitrescu@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 02/14] devlink: Add 'total_vfs' generic device
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Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 03:12:15AM +0100, saeed@...nel.org wrote:
>From: Vlad Dumitrescu <vdumitrescu@...dia.com>
>
>NICs are typically configured with total_vfs=0, forcing users to rely
>on external tools to enable SR-IOV (a widely used and essential feature).
>
>Add total_vfs parameter to devlink for SR-IOV max VF configurability.
>Enables standard kernel tools to manage SR-IOV, addressing the need for
>flexible VF configuration.
>
>Signed-off-by: Vlad Dumitrescu <vdumitrescu@...dia.com>
>Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>