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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/switchdev.rst | 22 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/switchdev.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/switchdev.rst index db62187eebce..6e3f5ee8b0d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/switchdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/switchdev.rst @@ -51,19 +51,21 @@ This will allow user to configure the SF before the SF have been fully probed, which will save time. Usage example: -Create SF: -$ devlink port add pci/0000:08:00.0 flavour pcisf pfnum 0 sfnum 11 -$ devlink port function set pci/0000:08:00.0/32768 \ - hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:11 state active -Enable ETH auxiliary device: -$ devlink dev param set auxiliary/mlx5_core.sf.1 \ - name enable_eth value true cmode driverinit +- Create SF:: -Now, in order to fully probe the SF, use devlink reload: -$ devlink dev reload auxiliary/mlx5_core.sf.1 + $ devlink port add pci/0000:08:00.0 flavour pcisf pfnum 0 sfnum 11 + $ devlink port function set pci/0000:08:00.0/32768 hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:11 state active -mlx5 supports ETH,rdma and vdpa (vnet) auxiliary devices devlink params (see :ref:`Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst`) +- Enable ETH auxiliary device:: + + $ devlink dev param set auxiliary/mlx5_core.sf.1 name enable_eth value true cmode driverinit + +- Now, in order to fully probe the SF, use devlink reload:: + + $ devlink dev reload auxiliary/mlx5_core.sf.1 + +mlx5 supports ETH,rdma and vdpa (vnet) auxiliary devices devlink params (see :ref:`Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst <devlink_params_generic>`). mlx5 supports subfunction management using devlink port (see :ref:`Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst <devlink_port>`) interface. |