Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 09:56:24AM CET, j...@resnulli.us wrote: [...]
>>devlink instance). Those less pipelined NICs can forward between >>ports, but still want a function per port (otherwise user space >>sometimes gets confused). If we have multiple functions which are on >>the same "switchid" they should have a single devlink instance if you >>ask me. That instance will have all the ports of the device. > >Okay, that makes sense. But the question it, can the same devlink >instance contain ports that does not have "Switchid"? > >I think it would be beneficial to have the switchid shown for devlink >ports too. Then it is clean that the devlink ports with the same >switchid belong to the same switch, and other ports under the same >devlink instance (like PF itself) is separate, but still under the same >ASIC. Working on this. Will sent patchset later today/tmrw. [...]
