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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:47:32 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: "Minggang Li(Gavin)" <gavinl@nvidia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/7] net/mlx5: add new devargs to control probe
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On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:18:18 +0200
"Minggang Li(Gavin)" <gavinl@nvidia.com> wrote:

> +- ``probe_opt_en`` parameter [int]
> +
> +  A non-zero value optimizes the probe process, especially for large scale.
> +  PMD will hold the IB device information internally and reuse it.
> +
> +  By default, the PMD will set this value to 0.
> +

Is there ever a case where this should not be used?

It would be better to just detect and use it if available.
This driver does not need more options...