linux/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox
Huy Nguyen 820c2c5e77 net/mlx5e: Read ETS settings directly from firmware
Issue description:
Current implementation saves the ETS settings from user in
a temporal soft copy and returns this settings when user
queries the ETS settings.

With the new DCBX firmware, the ETS settings can be changed
by firmware when the DCBX is in firmware controlled mode. Therefore,
user will obtain wrong values from the temporal soft copy.

Solution:
1. Read the ETS settings directly from firmware.
2. For tc_tsa:
   a. Initialize tc_tsa to vendor IEEE_8021QAZ_TSA_VENDOR at netdev
      creation.
   b. When reading ETS setting from FW, if the traffic class bandwidth
      is less than 100, set tc_tsa to IEEE_8021QAZ_TSA_ETS. This
      implementation solves the scenarios when the DCBX is in FW control
      and willing bit is on which means the ETS setting is dictated
      by remote switch.

Also check ETS capability where needed.

Signed-off-by: Huy Nguyen <huyn@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2016-11-28 15:09:34 -05:00
..
mlx4 mlx4: do not use priv->stats_lock in mlx4_en_auto_moderation() 2016-11-27 15:26:15 -05:00
mlx5/core net/mlx5e: Read ETS settings directly from firmware 2016-11-28 15:09:34 -05:00
mlxsw mlxsw: spectrum: Add policers for trap groups 2016-11-25 21:22:14 -05:00
Kconfig mlxsw: Introduce Mellanox switch driver core 2015-07-30 00:04:59 -07:00
Makefile mlxsw: Introduce Mellanox switch driver core 2015-07-30 00:04:59 -07:00