Re: [PATCH net-next 00/13] mlxsw: Add resource scale tests

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From: Petr Machata <petrm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:44:23 +0200

> There are a number of tests that check features of the Linux networking
> stack. By running them on suitable interfaces, one can exercise the
> mlxsw offloading code. However none of these tests attempts to push
> mlxsw to the limits supported by the ASIC.
> 
> As an additional wrinkle, the "limits supported by the ASIC" themselves
> may not be a set of fixed numbers, but rather depend on a profile that
> determines how the ASIC resources are allocated for different purposes.
> 
> This patchset introduces several tests that verify capability of mlxsw
> to offload amounts of routes, flower rules, and mirroring sessions that
> match predicted ASIC capacity, at different configuration profiles.
> Additionally they verify that amounts exceeding the predicted capacity
> can *not* be offloaded.
 ...

Good stuff, series applied, thanks!
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