From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75A4848AEF; Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:02:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4884D40651; Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:02:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-pf1-f175.google.com (mail-pf1-f175.google.com [209.85.210.175]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB9B8402B0 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:02:42 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-pf1-f175.google.com with SMTP id d2e1a72fcca58-7ad1cd0db3bso806862b3a.1 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:02:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1762959762; x=1763564562; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=wKLTWgjFABfDAm8HxtZj6blyBJIqqQj8jq85GPFx0mw=; b=IsR2vPEp82yD08KyCzOlwWXi4dlwNbXL+oHTj+tPbBJfpvvxUgI+Uu5iplP+uEWJH4 E9fFI1mMu840+Zu+bJlDGcWoazXq0CZlpDoVb6JlHZ/gFxM7Qn3symD9DgPvtE7SJpEp IUUh1Yn6BItkD6vQGtpjkcgd1kn2A5/eNsBRMq20VoUvX/s/ponc4R0RaESUQ6JFyGEA VVyR6OdkmqZrf/tSdo/uiZ2jbrdhZpTRLRuSLHDQcQTn7HhV6+xKlzmZ00IMQ/MmBXDT NGTX4JZITTt3A1w84Z8tyTG26l+6fOl9mQsgtQoldlrLUeZaZgdr6fgu5VFffz5yJIHg uq2Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1762959762; x=1763564562; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-gg:x-gm-message-state:from :to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=wKLTWgjFABfDAm8HxtZj6blyBJIqqQj8jq85GPFx0mw=; b=iDaQ8z6mdQ6YYhrtJiIN1UdKdsGwhDdN1nBDG+DQbZY3/01KHz2vb1r1QPjTEpJTq1 iOnR2NYNkD3mexxLhcKRzq1DJY2deVcgJjL1i9mwPGGOzGauRBQ8Nw5CiX5DekH06BiX P9wF/0GAxMd1ZMQJd8PxEu4eJ1a62hljabIz5a3TaqrSxe0Nqcfna2+8hDMq+5B+3Rex BS3/vmQBcCEUKjrcPYJO+lLdkhnuiHjOMcYJlv13uYeYRFS26aSUim/kO4eQMxFPbqGA NIJqoIYiT3+1aRnPQcM4kl8tjaaMrljTUtlodYkBjq6D2a6fQ94jq+QqZZ4m9/T1bIZR O4hg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YyYON/ZrZtyvwS/g3wjlddRe5ApY2SCMHIIqtuzdtsoj/lpk5+D n0n7ofgusQ4pVPa2UqioXrZYJ7gchp0dSFECppJSgs1Zpc6Gm59hLz+CvXO2qEVSElo= X-Gm-Gg: ASbGnctKuwXYEZ/5GZgaEpd2YC7Mhw3ZKd5+Y1QjfvsfP33yzQzWUW/7dD6pM9Fko+N u0QdutFa87BOnmuyUZjqYR3o8uPWQlSsa2QrHAY/74lLx6k6ZbVMpkSn8aQOwPVkms1LL4yAMY3 mpQExf60IqGXC0Z1ZO588OeqLy2dcoIZ7PjYXqDDdf+aT3aqIB2dQf+/xOAzxARQQUKjvMDyeha 7mOlSSl9M8X0Zf8DT8V2gorY9hRK8SFSid42g3pt0Xu99SxEP1AziUhRBjT+p+vd+YK9dXeUgF8 mVl05P6Z97rF/3pNnhzkrV0jZPCHvGSekm3Pq4j9bET67xqeOp78PXAGajmbqMsXzFssarN9ZtZ TP5O5Oi/n9Vco0Ss3pu6cTU3VnV55mkCdmk30X3wP52yd3IeimjVFN8KFJviCjjxi8qmbuvJov/ /31TMHoIGpkIhhuSZ8Se0CJkra10+EbU9GUA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IH+y7aF4PeHz89idYvmEcVKdjJrblOSiolMWuhHOAVQLYGykyp6hg+GfNDVEPhPbGCuVyApRQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6a21:6da0:b0:355:1add:c28a with SMTP id adf61e73a8af0-35909095ff3mr4371897637.2.1762959761620; Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:02:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from phoenix (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 41be03b00d2f7-bbf1868ad0asm3033413a12.31.2025.11.12.07.02.40 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:02:41 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:02:37 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Gregory Etelson Cc: , , , , Andrew Rybchenko Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ethdev: make representor parameter more explicit Message-ID: <20251112070237.6799779e@phoenix> In-Reply-To: <20251106055246.360824-1-getelson@nvidia.com> References: <20251028095831.53669-1-getelson@nvidia.com> <20251106055246.360824-1-getelson@nvidia.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 07:52:44 +0200 Gregory Etelson wrote: > The current format for a port representor parameter is > '-a DBDF,representor=pfXvfY'. > That parameter syntax describes port representor relative to > PCI device DBDF. > In that notation VF Y belongs to PF X and PF X is relative to DBDF. > > The syntax 'pfXvfY' will probe 2 port representors: PF X and VF Y. > If we want to refer only to VF Y related to PF X, the parameter must > be '(pfX)vfY'. > In this case only VF Y representor will be probed. > > Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson > --- > v2: Add comments. > In rte_eth_devargs structure rename port_flags -> flags. > v4: Rename devargs flag macro. Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger