On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Salil Mehta <salil.me...@huawei.com> wrote: > This patch-set contains the support of the HNS3 (Hisilicon Network Subsystem > 3) > Virtual Function Ethernet driver for hip08 family of SoCs. The Physical > Function > driver is already part of the Linux mainline. > > This VF driver has its Hardware Compatibility Layer and has commom/unified > ENET > layer/client/ethtool code with the PF driver. The basic architecture of VF > driver > is derivative of the PF driver. Just like PF driver, this driver is also PCI > Express based.
Hi, I wasn't sure if/what PF side control plane user space APIs are supported by this series, can you elaborate on that? Please note that since 4.8, the kernel supports switchdev mode for SRIOV drivers and it's highly desirable for new drivers to support that. The old mode (called legacy) is inferior in functionality and design. We didn't do a clear statement asking new drivers not to support the legacy mode, but still, it would be good to support the new mode from day one. Or.
