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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

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netdevsim devlink support
=========================

This document describes the ``devlink`` features supported by the
``netdevsim`` device driver.

Parameters
==========

.. list-table:: Generic parameters implemented

   * - Name
     - Mode
   * - ``max_macs``
     - driverinit

The ``netdevsim`` driver also implements the following driver-specific
parameters.

.. list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented
   :widths: 5 5 5 85

   * - Name
     - Type
     - Mode
     - Description
   * - ``test1``
     - Boolean
     - driverinit
     - Test parameter used to show how a driver-specific devlink parameter
       can be implemented.

The ``netdevsim`` driver supports reloading via ``DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD``

Regions
=======

The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes a ``dummy`` region as an example of how the
devlink-region interfaces work. A snapshot is taken whenever the
``take_snapshot`` debugfs file is written to.

Resources
=========

The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes resources to control the number of FIB
entries, FIB rule entries and nexthops that the driver will allow.

.. code:: shell

    $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib size 96
    $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib-rules size 16
    $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib size 64
    $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib-rules size 16
    $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /nexthops size 16
    $ devlink dev reload netdevsim/netdevsim0

Rate objects
============

The ``netdevsim`` driver supports rate objects management, which includes:

- registerging/unregistering leaf rate objects per VF devlink port;
- creation/deletion node rate objects;
- setting tx_share and tx_max rate values for any rate object type;
- setting parent node for any rate object type.

Rate nodes and their parameters are exposed in ``netdevsim`` debugfs in RO mode.
For example created rate node with name ``some_group``:

.. code:: shell

    $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/netdevsim0/rate_groups/some_group
    rate_parent  tx_max  tx_share

Same parameters are exposed for leaf objects in corresponding ports directories.
For ex.:

.. code:: shell

    $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/netdevsim0/ports/1
    dev  ethtool  rate_parent  tx_max  tx_share

Driver-specific Traps
=====================

.. list-table:: List of Driver-specific Traps Registered by ``netdevsim``
   :widths: 5 5 90

   * - Name
     - Type
     - Description
   * - ``fid_miss``
     - ``exception``
     - When a packet enters the device it is classified to a filtering
       identifier (FID) based on the ingress port and VLAN. This trap is used
       to trap packets for which a FID could not be found