From: Jakub Kicinski Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:14:31 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Merge branch 'devlink-mlx5-add-new-parameters-for-link-management-and-sriov-eswitch... X-Git-Url: https://www.infradead.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=04d1ff1d75ba76d0c5df1513acebf43973788b17;p=users%2Fhch%2Fmisc.git Merge branch 'devlink-mlx5-add-new-parameters-for-link-management-and-sriov-eswitch-configurations' Saeed Mahameed says: ==================== devlink, mlx5: Add new parameters for link management and SRIOV/eSwitch configurations [part] This patch series introduces several devlink parameters improving device configuration capabilities, link management, and SRIOV/eSwitch, by adding NV config boot time parameters. Implement the following parameters: a) total_vfs Parameter: ----------------------- Adds support for managing the number of VFs (total_vfs) and enabling SR-IOV (enable_sriov for mlx5) through devlink. These additions enhance user control over virtualization features directly from standard kernel interfaces without relying on additional external tools. total_vfs functionality is critical for environments that require flexible num VF configuration. b) CQE Compression Type: ------------------------ Introduces a new devlink parameter, cqe_compress_type, to configure the rate of CQE compression based on PCIe bus conditions. This setting provides a balance between compression efficiency and overall NIC performance under different traffic loads. ==================== Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907012953.301746-1-saeed@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- 04d1ff1d75ba76d0c5df1513acebf43973788b17