Re: [patch net-next RFC 04/12] dsa: set devlink port attrs for dsa ports

[Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>]

Thu, May 17, 2018 at 04:08:10PM CEST, f.fainelli@gmail.com wrote:
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>On 05/17/2018 07:02 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 06:09:29PM CET, f.fainelli@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On 03/23/2018 07:49 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>>>> Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 02:30:02PM CET, andrew@lunn.ch wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 11:55:14AM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>>>>>> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Set the attrs and allow to expose port flavour to user via devlink.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  net/dsa/dsa2.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
>>>>>> index adf50fbc4c13..49453690696d 100644
>>>>>> --- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
>>>>>> +++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
>>>>>> @@ -270,7 +270,27 @@ static int dsa_port_setup(struct dsa_port *dp)
>>>>>>  	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_UNUSED:
>>>>>>  		break;
>>>>>>  	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_CPU:
>>>>>> +		/* dp->index is used now as port_number. However
>>>>>> +		 * CPU ports should have separate numbering
>>>>>> +		 * independent from front panel port numbers.
>>>>>> +		 */
>>>>>> +		devlink_port_attrs_set(&dp->devlink_port,
>>>>>> +				       DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU,
>>>>>> +				       dp->index, false, 0);
>>>>>> +		err = dsa_port_link_register_of(dp);
>>>>>> +		if (err) {
>>>>>> +			dev_err(ds->dev, "failed to setup link for port %d.%d\n",
>>>>>> +				ds->index, dp->index);
>>>>>> +			return err;
>>>>>> +		}
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, i get it. These used to be two case statements with one code
>>>>> block. But you split them apart, so needed to duplicate the
>>>>> dsa_port_link_register.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, you forgot to add a 'break;', so it still falls
>>>>> through, and overwrites the port flavour to DSA.
>>>>
>>>> ah, crap. Don't have hw to test this :/
>>>> Will fix. Thanks!
>>>
>>> You don't need hardware, there is drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c which will
>>> emulate a DSA switch. It won't create interconnect ports, since only one
>> 
>> Hmm, trying to use dsa_loop. Doing:
>> modprobe dsa_loop
>> modprobe fixed_phy
>> 
>> I don't see the netdevs. Any idea what am I doing wrong? Thanks!
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>Yes, modprobe dsa-loop-bdinfo first, which will create the

That is compiled inside "fixed_phy", isn't it?
In my case, "Module fixed_phy is builtin"
So it should be enough just to "modprobe dsa_loop", right? That does not
work :/


>mdio_board_info and then modprobe dsa-loop.
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>> 
>> 
>>> switch can be created with the method chosen, but this would have helped
>>> you catch the missing break since the "CPU" port would have been
>>> displayed as "DSA" anyway.
>>>
>>> If you need hardware, I am sure this can be somehow arranged. By that, I
>>> mean something on which you can run upstream Linux on without out of
>>> tree patches.
>>> -- 
>>> Florian
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>-- 
>Florian