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From: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>,
	"virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>
Cc: "mst@redhat.com" <mst@redhat.com>, Eli Cohen <elic@nvidia.com>,
	"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH linux-next v2 7/7] vdpa_sim_net: Add support for user supported devices
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 07:21:50 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BY5PR12MB43227F9431227959051B90B1DCD20@BY5PR12MB4322.namprd12.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ea07c16e-6bc5-0371-4b53-4bf4c75d5af8@redhat.com>



> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 12:35 PM
> 
> On 2021/1/4 上午11:31, Parav Pandit wrote:
> >   static int __init vdpasim_net_init(void)
> >   {
> >   	int ret = 0;
> > @@ -176,6 +264,8 @@ static int __init vdpasim_net_init(void)
> >
> >   	if (default_device)
> >   		ret = vdpasim_net_default_dev_register();
> > +	else
> > +		ret = vdpasim_net_mgmtdev_init();
> >   	return ret;
> >   }
> >
> > @@ -183,6 +273,8 @@ static void __exit vdpasim_net_exit(void)
> >   {
> >   	if (default_device)
> >   		vdpasim_net_default_dev_unregister();
> > +	else
> > +		vdpasim_net_mgmtdev_cleanup();
> >   }
> >
> >   module_init(vdpasim_net_init);
> > -- 2.26.2
> 
> 
> I wonder what's the value of keeping the default device that is out of the
> control of management API.

I think we can remove it like how I did in the v1 version. And actual vendor drivers like mlx5_vdpa will likely should do only user created devices.
I added only for backward compatibility purpose, but we can remove the default simulated vdpa net device.
What do you recommend?

  reply	other threads:[~2021-01-04  7:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 79+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-11-12  6:39 [PATCH 0/7] Introduce vdpa management tool Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:39 ` [PATCH 1/7] vdpa: Add missing comment for virtqueue count Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 2/7] vdpa: Use simpler version of ida allocation Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 3/7] vdpa: Extend routine to accept vdpa device name Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 4/7] vdpa: Define vdpa parent device, ops and a netlink interface Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 5/7] vdpa: Enable a user to add and delete a vdpa device Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 6/7] vdpa: Enable user to query vdpa device info Parav Pandit
2020-11-12  6:40 ` [PATCH 7/7] vdpa/vdpa_sim: Enable user to create vdpasim net devices Parav Pandit
2020-11-16  9:41 ` [PATCH 0/7] Introduce vdpa management tool Stefan Hajnoczi
2020-11-17 19:41   ` Parav Pandit
2020-11-16 22:23 ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-11-17 19:51   ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-16  9:13     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
     [not found]       ` <20201216080610.08541f44@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
2020-12-16 16:54         ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-16 19:57           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-12-17 12:13             ` Parav Pandit
2020-11-27  3:53 ` Jason Wang
     [not found]   ` <CACycT3sYScObb9nN3g7L3cesjE7sCZWxZ5_5R1usGU9ePZEeqA@mail.gmail.com>
2020-11-30  3:36     ` [External] " Jason Wang
2020-11-30  7:07       ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-01  6:25         ` Jason Wang
2020-12-01  9:55           ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-01 11:32             ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-01 14:18               ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-01 15:58                 ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-02  3:29                   ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-02  4:53                     ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-02  5:51                       ` Jason Wang
2020-12-02  6:24                         ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-02  7:55                           ` Jason Wang
2020-12-02  9:27                         ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-02  9:21                       ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-02 11:13                         ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-02 13:18                           ` Yongji Xie
2020-12-02  5:48             ` Jason Wang
2020-12-08 22:47   ` David Ahern
2021-01-19  4:21     ` Parav Pandit
2020-12-16  9:16 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-01-04  3:31 ` [PATCH linux-next v2 " Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 1/7] vdpa_sim_net: Make mac address array static Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  7:00     ` Jason Wang
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 2/7] vdpa_sim_net: Add module param to disable default vdpa net device Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 3/7] vdpa: Extend routine to accept vdpa device name Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 4/7] vdpa: Define vdpa mgmt device, ops and a netlink interface Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  7:03     ` Jason Wang
2021-01-04  7:24       ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-05  4:10         ` Jason Wang
2021-01-05  6:33           ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-05  8:36             ` Jason Wang
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 5/7] vdpa: Enable a user to add and delete a vdpa device Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 6/7] vdpa: Enable user to query vdpa device info Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  3:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v2 7/7] vdpa_sim_net: Add support for user supported devices Parav Pandit
2021-01-04  7:05     ` Jason Wang
2021-01-04  7:21       ` Parav Pandit [this message]
2021-01-05  4:06         ` Jason Wang
2021-01-05  6:22           ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:31 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 0/6] Introduce vdpa management tool Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 1/6] vdpa_sim_net: Make mac address array static Parav Pandit
2021-01-07 13:45     ` Stefano Garzarella
2021-01-05 10:31   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 2/6] vdpa: Extend routine to accept vdpa device name Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:32   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 3/6] vdpa: Define vdpa mgmt device, ops and a netlink interface Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:32   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 4/6] vdpa: Enable a user to add and delete a vdpa device Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:32   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 5/6] vdpa: Enable user to query vdpa device info Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 10:32   ` [PATCH linux-next v3 6/6] vdpa_sim_net: Add support for user supported devices Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 11:48     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-01-05 12:02       ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 12:14         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-01-05 12:30           ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-05 13:23             ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-01-07  3:48               ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-12  4:14                 ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-14  4:17                 ` Jason Wang
2021-01-14  7:58                   ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-15  5:38                     ` Jason Wang
2021-01-15  6:27                       ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-19 11:09                         ` Jason Wang
2021-01-20  3:21                           ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-20  3:46                             ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-18 18:03                       ` Parav Pandit
2021-01-20  7:53                         ` Michael S. Tsirkin

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