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…inux/kernel/git/saeed/linux Saeed Mahameed says: ==================== mlx5-updates-2021-03-16 mlx5 uplink representor netdev persistence. Before this patchset we used to have separate netdevs for Native NIC mode and Switchdev mode (uplink representor netdev), meaning that if user switches modes between Native to Switchdev and vice versa, the driver would cleanup the current netdev representor and create a new one for the new mode, such behavior created an administrative nightmare for users, where users need to be aware of such loss of both data path and control path configurations, e.g. netdev attributes and arp/route tables, where the later is more painful. A simple solution for this is not to replace the netdev in first place and use a single netdev to serve the uplink/physical port whether it is in switchdev mode or native mode. We already have different HW profiles for each netdev mode, in this series we just replace the HW profile on the fly and we keep the same netdev attached. Refactoring: Some refactoring has been made to overcome some technical difficulties 1) The netdev is created with the maximum amount of tx/rx queues to serve the two profiles. 2) Some ndos are not supported in some modes, so we added a mode check for such cases, e.g legacy sriov ndos must be blocked in switchdev mode. 3) Some mlx5 netdev private attributes need to be moved out of profiles and kept in a persistent place, where the netdev is created e.g devlink port and other global HW resources 4) The netdev devlink port is now always registered with the switch id Implementation: the last three patches implement the mechanism now as the netdev can be shared. 5) Don't recreate the netdev on switchdev mode changes 6) Prevent changing switchdev mode when some netdev operations are active, mostly when TC rules are being processed. This is required since the netdev is kept registered while switchdev mode can be changed. ==================== Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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