Re: [PATCHv2] nodedev: add switchdev to NIC capabilities

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On 09/03/2017 03:06 AM, Edan David wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> Can we merge this commit? Does anyone else need to review?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Like I pointed out - I would prefer to have Laine give them at least a
lookover since he's a bit more familiar with the interface/netlink code
than I am and may "see" something I missed. He's CC'd here to remind him
again (I had pinged him internally last week).

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edan David 
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 10:18 AM
> To: 'John Ferlan' <jferlan@xxxxxxxxxx>; libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE:  [PATCHv2] nodedev: add switchdev to NIC capabilities
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> For some reason I don't see these errors in my environment, I would appreciate it if you could fix them before merging.
> Thank you!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ferlan [mailto:jferlan@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:44 PM
> To: Edan David <edand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  [PATCHv2] nodedev: add switchdev to NIC capabilities
> 
> 
> 
> On 08/21/2017 05:19 AM, Edan David wrote:
>> Adding functionality to libvirt that will allow querying the interface 
>> for the availability of switchdev Offloading NIC capabilities.
>> The switchdev mode was introduced in kernel 4.8, the iproute2-devlink 
>> command to retrieve the swtichdev NIC feature, Command example:  
>> devlink dev eswitch show pci/0000:03:00.0 This feature is needed for 
>> Openstack so we can do a scheduling decision if the NIC is in Hardware 
>> Offload (switchdev) or regular SR-IOV (legacy) mode.
>> And select the appropriate hypervisors with the requested capability see [1].
>>
>> [1] - 
>> https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspe
>> cs.openstack.org%2Fopenstack%2Fnova-specs%2Fspecs%2Fpike%2Fapproved%2F
>> enable-sriov-nic-features.html&data=02%7C01%7Cedand%40mellanox.com%7C7
>> 58a68d1796c435a8af108d4ea4e889b%7Ca652971c7d2e4d9ba6a4d149256f461b%7C0
>> %7C0%7C636391070397000461&sdata=dbe8Z6P71ZEqC3u46YB1hkmmm8pQgYpWjjVxvB
>> fu5Ko%3D&reserved=0
>> ---
>>  configure.ac                                      |  13 ++
>>  docs/formatnode.html.in                           |   1 +
>>  src/util/virnetdev.c                              | 187 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  src/util/virnetdev.h                              |   1 +
>>  tests/nodedevschemadata/net_00_13_02_b9_f9_d3.xml |   1 +
>>  tests/nodedevschemadata/net_00_15_58_2f_e9_55.xml |   1 +
>>  6 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
> 
> Again - make check syntax-check had a failure because properly indent "#if" to be "# if" (also "# else" and "# endif")
> 
> I can fix that easily before pushing though.
> 
> Reviewed-by: John Ferlan <jferlan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I'll wait a day before pushing - just in case laine comes back from chasing the eclipse and has a comment to make...
> 
> Tks -
> 
> John
> 

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