netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V3 3/7] net/mlx5: E-Switch, Add support for adjacent functions vports discovery

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Message-ID: <20250901135838.GE15473@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 14:58:38 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
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>, mbloch@...dia.com,
	Adithya Jayachandran <ajayachandra@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V3 3/7] net/mlx5: E-Switch, Add support for
 adjacent functions vports discovery

On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 03:37:18PM -0700, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> From: Adithya Jayachandran <ajayachandra@...dia.com>
> 
> Adding driver support to query adjacent functions vports, AKA
> delegated vports.
> 
> Adjacent functions can delegate their sriov vfs to other sibling PF in
> the system, to be managed by the eswitch capable sibling PF.
> E.g, ECPF to Host PF, multi host PF between each other, etc.
> 
> Only supported in switchdev mode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adithya Jayachandran <ajayachandra@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>