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    net-next:v4: Add support to configure SR-IOV VF minimum and maximum Tx rate through ip tool. · ed616689
    Sucheta Chakraborty authored
    
    
    o min_tx_rate puts lower limit on the VF bandwidth. VF is guaranteed
      to have a bandwidth of at least this value.
      max_tx_rate puts cap on the VF bandwidth. VF can have a bandwidth
      of up to this value.
    
    o A new handler set_vf_rate for attr IFLA_VF_RATE has been introduced
      which takes 4 arguments:
      netdev, VF number, min_tx_rate, max_tx_rate
    
    o ndo_set_vf_rate replaces ndo_set_vf_tx_rate handler.
    
    o Drivers that currently implement ndo_set_vf_tx_rate should now call
      ndo_set_vf_rate instead and reject attempt to set a minimum bandwidth
      greater than 0 for IFLA_VF_TX_RATE when IFLA_VF_RATE is not yet
      implemented by driver.
    
    o If user enters only one of either min_tx_rate or max_tx_rate, then,
      userland should read back the other value from driver and set both
      for IFLA_VF_RATE.
      Drivers that have not yet implemented IFLA_VF_RATE should always
      return min_tx_rate as 0 when read from ip tool.
    
    o If both IFLA_VF_TX_RATE and IFLA_VF_RATE options are specified, then
      IFLA_VF_RATE should override.
    
    o Idea is to have consistent display of rate values to user.
    
    o Usage example: -
    
      ./ip link set p4p1 vf 0 rate 900
    
      ./ip link show p4p1
      32: p4p1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode
      DEFAULT qlen 1000
        link/ether 00:0e:1e:08:b0:f0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        vf 0 MAC 3e:a0:ca:bd:ae:5a, tx rate 900 (Mbps), max_tx_rate 900Mbps
        vf 1 MAC f6:c6:7c:3f:3d:6c
        vf 2 MAC 56:32:43:98:d7:71
        vf 3 MAC d6:be:c3:b5:85:ff
        vf 4 MAC ee:a9:9a:1e:19:14
        vf 5 MAC 4a:d0:4c:07:52:18
        vf 6 MAC 3a:76:44:93:62:f9
        vf 7 MAC 82:e9:e7:e3:15:1a
    
      ./ip link set p4p1 vf 0 max_tx_rate 300 min_tx_rate 200
    
      ./ip link show p4p1
      32: p4p1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode
      DEFAULT qlen 1000
        link/ether 00:0e:1e:08:b0:f0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        vf 0 MAC 3e:a0:ca:bd:ae:5a, tx rate 300 (Mbps), max_tx_rate 300Mbps,
        min_tx_rate 200Mbps
        vf 1 MAC f6:c6:7c:3f:3d:6c
        vf 2 MAC 56:32:43:98:d7:71
        vf 3 MAC d6:be:c3:b5:85:ff
        vf 4 MAC ee:a9:9a:1e:19:14
        vf 5 MAC 4a:d0:4c:07:52:18
        vf 6 MAC 3a:76:44:93:62:f9
        vf 7 MAC 82:e9:e7:e3:15:1a
    
      ./ip link set p4p1 vf 0 max_tx_rate 600 rate 300
    
      ./ip link show p4p1
      32: p4p1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode
      DEFAULT qlen 1000
        link/ether 00:0e:1e:08:b0:f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        vf 0 MAC 3e:a0:ca:bd:ae:5, tx rate 600 (Mbps), max_tx_rate 600Mbps,
        min_tx_rate 200Mbps
        vf 1 MAC f6:c6:7c:3f:3d:6c
        vf 2 MAC 56:32:43:98:d7:71
        vf 3 MAC d6:be:c3:b5:85:ff
        vf 4 MAC ee:a9:9a:1e:19:14
        vf 5 MAC 4a:d0:4c:07:52:18
        vf 6 MAC 3a:76:44:93:62:f9
        vf 7 MAC 82:e9:e7:e3:15:1a
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSucheta Chakraborty <sucheta.chakraborty@qlogic.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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