Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] net/mlx5: avoid unbind step to enable switchdev mode

[Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@nvidia.com>]

Hi,

Can you kindly update on the status of this series?

Kindest regards,
Raslan Darawsheh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Jan Viktorin
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:34 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Jan Viktorin <viktorin@cesnet.cz>; Asaf Penso <asafp@nvidia.com>;
> Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@nvidia.com>; Slava Ovsiienko
> <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>; Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] net/mlx5: avoid unbind step to enable
> switchdev mode
> 
> From: Jan Viktorin <viktorin@cesnet.cz>
> 
> The step 4 is a contradiction. It advices to unbind the device from the
> mlx5_core which removes the associated system network interface (e.g.
> eth0). In the step 5, the same system network interface (e.g. eth0) is
> required to exist.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Viktorin <viktorin@cesnet.cz>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst index
> 0a2dc3dee..122d8e0fc 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> @@ -1370,11 +1370,7 @@ the DPDK application.
> 
>          echo <num of vfs > /sys/class/net/<net device>/device/sriov_numvfs
> 
> -4. Unbind the device (can be rebind after the switchdev mode)::
> -
> -        echo -n "<device pci address>" >
> /sys/bus/pci/drivers/mlx5_core/unbind
> -
> -5. Enable switchdev mode::
> +4. Enable switchdev mode::
> 
>          echo switchdev > /sys/class/net/<net device>/compat/devlink/mode
> 
> --
> 2.30.1