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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Parav Pandit <parav@mellanox.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] devlink show controller number
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 08:34:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200909083442.5b820d72@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200909045038.63181-1-parav@mellanox.com>
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 07:50:32 +0300 Parav Pandit wrote:
> From: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
>
> Hi Jakub, Dave,
>
> Currently a devlink instance that supports an eswitch handles eswitch
> ports of two type of controllers.
> (1) controller discovered on same system where eswitch resides.
> This is the case where PCI PF/VF of a controller and devlink eswitch
> instance both are located on a single system.
> (2) controller located on external system.
> This is the case where a controller is plugged in one system and its
> devlink eswitch ports are located in a different system. In this case
> devlink instance of the eswitch only have access to ports of the
> controller.
> However, there is no way to describe that a eswitch devlink port
> belongs to which controller (mainly which external host controller).
> This problem is more prevalent when port attribute such as PF and VF
> numbers are overlapping between multiple controllers of same eswitch.
> Due to this, for a specific switch_id, unique phys_port_name cannot
> be constructed for such devlink ports.
Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-09-09 15:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-08-25 13:58 [PATCH net-next 0/3] devlink show controller info Parav Pandit
2020-08-25 13:58 ` [PATCH net-next 1/3] devlink: Add comment block for missing port attributes Parav Pandit
2020-08-25 13:58 ` [PATCH net-next 2/3] devlink: Consider other controller while building phys_port_name Parav Pandit
2020-08-26 0:32 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-26 4:27 ` Parav Pandit
2020-08-26 20:07 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-27 4:31 ` Parav Pandit
2020-08-27 18:32 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-27 20:15 ` Parav Pandit
2020-08-27 21:42 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-28 4:27 ` Parav Pandit
2020-08-28 5:08 ` Parav Pandit
2020-08-28 16:43 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-29 3:43 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-01 8:19 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-01 8:53 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-01 9:17 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-01 21:28 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-09-02 4:26 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-02 4:44 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-02 8:00 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-02 15:23 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-09-02 16:18 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-02 20:10 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-03 5:54 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-03 19:31 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-09-04 8:43 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-06 3:08 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-06 16:46 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-09-07 7:21 ` Jiri Pirko
2020-09-07 16:18 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-08-25 13:58 ` [PATCH net-next 3/3] net/mlx5: E-switch, Set controller attribute for PCI PF and VF ports Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 0/6] devlink show controller number Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 1/6] net/mlx5: E-switch, Read controller number from device Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/6] devlink: Add comment block for missing port attributes Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 3/6] devlink: Move structure comments outside of structure Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/6] devlink: Introduce external controller flag Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 5/6] devlink: Introduce controller number Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 18:50 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-09-09 3:06 ` Parav Pandit
2020-09-08 14:42 ` [PATCH net-next v2 6/6] devlink: Use controller while building phys_port_name Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] devlink show controller number Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 1/6] net/mlx5: E-switch, Read controller number from device Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 2/6] devlink: Add comment block for missing port attributes Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 3/6] devlink: Move structure comments outside of structure Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 4/6] devlink: Introduce external controller flag Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 5/6] devlink: Introduce controller number Parav Pandit
2020-09-09 4:50 ` [PATCH net-next v3 6/6] devlink: Use controller while building phys_port_name Parav Pandit
2020-09-10 15:02 ` David Ahern
2020-09-09 15:34 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2020-09-09 21:20 ` [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] devlink show controller number David Miller
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