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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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==========================
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Devlink E-Switch Attribute
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==========================
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Devlink E-Switch supports two modes of operation: legacy and switchdev.
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Legacy mode operates based on traditional MAC/VLAN steering rules. Switching
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decisions are made based on MAC addresses, VLANs, etc. There is limited ability
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to offload switching rules to hardware.
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On the other hand, switchdev mode allows for more advanced offloading
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capabilities of the E-Switch to hardware. In switchdev mode, more switching
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rules and logic can be offloaded to the hardware switch ASIC. It enables
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representor netdevices that represent the slow path of virtual functions (VFs)
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or scalable-functions (SFs) of the device. See more information about
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:ref:`Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst <switchdev>` and
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:ref:`Documentation/networking/representors.rst <representors>`.
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In addition, the devlink E-Switch also comes with other attributes listed
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in the following section.
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Attributes Description
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======================
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The following is a list of E-Switch attributes.
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.. list-table:: E-Switch attributes
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:widths: 8 5 45
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* - Name
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- Type
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- Description
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* - ``mode``
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- enum
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- The mode of the device. The mode can be one of the following:
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* ``legacy`` operates based on traditional MAC/VLAN steering
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rules.
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* ``switchdev`` allows for more advanced offloading capabilities of
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the E-Switch to hardware.
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* ``switchdev_inactive`` switchdev mode but starts inactive, doesn't allow traffic
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until explicitly activated. This mode is useful for orchestrators that
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want to prepare the device in switchdev mode but only activate it when
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all configurations are done.
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* - ``inline-mode``
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- enum
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- Some HWs need the VF driver to put part of the packet
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headers on the TX descriptor so the e-switch can do proper
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matching and steering. Support for both switchdev mode and legacy mode.
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* ``none`` none.
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* ``link`` L2 mode.
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* ``network`` L3 mode.
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* ``transport`` L4 mode.
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* - ``encap-mode``
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- enum
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- The encapsulation mode of the device. Support for both switchdev mode
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and legacy mode. The mode can be one of the following:
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* ``none`` Disable encapsulation support.
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* ``basic`` Enable encapsulation support.
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Example Usage
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=============
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.. code:: shell
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# enable switchdev mode
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$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev
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# set inline-mode and encap-mode
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$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 inline-mode none encap-mode basic
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# display devlink device eswitch attributes
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$ devlink dev eswitch show pci/0000:08:00.0
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pci/0000:08:00.0: mode switchdev inline-mode none encap-mode basic
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# enable encap-mode with legacy mode
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$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode legacy inline-mode none encap-mode basic
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# start switchdev mode in inactive state
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$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev_inactive
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# setup switchdev configurations, representors, FDB entries, etc..
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...
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# activate switchdev mode to allow traffic
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$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev
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