Mon, Oct 01, 2018 at 06:04:08AM CEST, vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com wrote:
>On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 6:27 PM Jiri Pirko <j...@resnulli.us> wrote:
>>
>> Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 08:28:23AM CEST, vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com wrote:
>> >This patch adds a new file to add information about configuration
>> >parameters that are supported by bnxt_en driver via devlink.
>> >
>> >Cc: "David S. Miller" <da...@davemloft.net>
>> >Cc: Jonathan Corbet <cor...@lwn.net>
>> >Cc: linux-...@vger.kernel.org
>> >Cc: Jiri Pirko <j...@mellanox.com>
>> >Cc: Michael Chan <michael.c...@broadcom.com>
>> >Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com>
>> >---
>> > Documentation/networking/devlink-params-bnxt.txt | 22 
>> > ++++++++++++++++++++++
>> > 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
>> > create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/devlink-params-bnxt.txt
>> >
>> >diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink-params-bnxt.txt 
>> >b/Documentation/networking/devlink-params-bnxt.txt
>> >new file mode 100644
>> >index 0000000..c7bc9d8
>> >--- /dev/null
>> >+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink-params-bnxt.txt
>> >@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
>> >+enable_sriov          [DEVICE, GENERIC]
>> >+                      Type: Boolean
>>
>> No need to list "Type" here. You have it in devlink-params.txt for
>> generic params already.
>Ok, I thought type will give clarity when configuration mode is listed and
>when user checks out only driver specific readme file.
>I can remove it in next version of patchset.

Yes please. The thing is, once this info is on 2 places, I'm pretty sure
what eventually there would be different types on different places.
Leaving the type only on one place reduces need for sync.

Thanks.

>>
>>
>> >+                      Configuration mode: Permanent
>> >+
>> >+ignore_ari            [DEVICE, GENERIC]
>> >+                      Type: Boolean
>> >+                      Configuration mode: Permanent
>> >+
>> >+msix_vec_per_pf_max   [DEVICE, GENERIC]
>> >+                      Type: u32
>> >+                      Configuration mode: Permanent
>> >+
>> >+msix_vec_per_pf_min   [DEVICE, GENERIC]
>> >+                      Type: u32
>> >+                      Configuration mode: Permanent
>> >+
>> >+gre_ver_check         [DEVICE, DRIVER-SPECIFIC]
>> >+                      Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) version check 
>> >will
>> >+                      be enabled in the device. If disabled, device skips
>> >+                      version checking for incoming packets.
>> >+                      Type: Boolean
>> >+                      Configuration mode: Permanent
>> >--
>> >1.8.3.1
>> >

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