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From: Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 1/6] net/dcb: Add dcbnl buffer attribute
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 09:15:49 +0300
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On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 4:01 AM, Huy Nguyen <huyn@mellanox.com> wrote:
> Dear Jakub, PSB.
> On 5/22/2018 1:32 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

>> Devlink API accommodates requirements of simpler (SwitchX2?) and more
>> advanced schemes (present in Spectrum).  The simpler/basic static
>> threshold configurations is exactly what you are doing here, AFAIU.

> [HQN] Devlink API is tailored specifically for switch. We don't configure
> threshold configuration
> explicitly. It is done via PFC. Once PFC is enabled on priority, threshold
> is setup based on our
> proprietary formula that were tested rigorously for performance.

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