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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/octeontx2.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/octeontx2.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..84206537aedb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/octeontx2.rst @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +========================= +octeontx2 devlink support +========================= + +This document describes the devlink features implemented by the ``octeontx2 AF, PF and VF`` +device drivers. + +Parameters +========== + +The ``octeontx2 PF and VF`` drivers implement the following driver-specific parameters. + +.. list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented + :widths: 5 5 5 85 + + * - Name + - Type + - Mode + - Description + * - ``mcam_count`` + - u16 + - runtime + - Select number of match CAM entries to be allocated for an interface. + The same is used for ntuple filters of the interface. Supported by + PF and VF drivers. + +The ``octeontx2 AF`` driver implements the following driver-specific parameters. + +.. list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented + :widths: 5 5 5 85 + + * - Name + - Type + - Mode + - Description + * - ``dwrr_mtu`` + - u32 + - runtime + - Use to set the quantum which hardware uses for scheduling among transmit queues. + Hardware uses weighted DWRR algorithm to schedule among all transmit queues. + * - ``npc_mcam_high_zone_percent`` + - u8 + - runtime + - Use to set the number of high priority zone entries in NPC MCAM that can be allocated + by a user, out of the three priority zone categories high, mid and low. + * - ``npc_def_rule_cntr`` + - bool + - runtime + - Use to enable or disable hit counters for the default rules in NPC MCAM. + Its not guaranteed that counters gets enabled and mapped to all the default rules, + since the counters are scarce and driver follows a best effort approach. + The default rule serves as the primary packet steering rule for a specific PF or VF, + based on its DMAC address which is installed by AF driver as part of its initialization. + Sample command to read hit counters for default rule from debugfs is as follows, + cat /sys/kernel/debug/cn10k/npc/mcam_rules + * - ``nix_maxlf`` + - u16 + - runtime + - Use to set the maximum number of LFs in NIX hardware block. This would be useful + to increase the availability of default resources allocated to enabled LFs like + MCAM entries for example. + +The ``octeontx2 PF`` driver implements the following driver-specific parameters. + +.. list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented + :widths: 5 5 5 85 + + * - Name + - Type + - Mode + - Description + * - ``unicast_filter_count`` + - u8 + - runtime + - Set the maximum number of unicast filters that can be programmed for + the device. This can be used to achieve better device resource + utilization, avoiding over consumption of unused MCAM table entries. |
