From: Ido Schimmel <ido...@idosch.org> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 16:18:13 +0300
> From: Ido Schimmel <ido...@mellanox.com> > > Danielle says: > > Currently, user space has no way of knowing if a port can be split and > into how many ports. Among other things, this makes it impossible to > write generic tests for port split functionality. > > Therefore, this set exposes two new devlink port attributes to user > space: Number of lanes and whether the port can be split or not. > > Patch set overview: > > Patches #1-#4 cleanup 'struct devlink_port_attrs' and reduce the number > of parameters passed between drivers and devlink via > devlink_port_attrs_set() > > Patch #5 adds devlink port lanes attributes > > Patches #6-#7 add devlink port splittable attribute > > Patch #8 exploits the fact that devlink is now aware of port's number of > lanes and whether the port can be split or not and moves some checks > from drivers to devlink > > Patch #9 adds a port split test > > Changes since v2: > * Remove some local variables from patch #3 > * Reword function description in patch #5 > * Fix a bug in patch #8 > * Add a test for the splittable attribute in patch #9 > > Changes since v1: > * Rename 'width' attribute to 'lanes' > * Add 'splittable' attribute > * Move checks from drivers to devlink Series applied, thanks everyone.
