tree 07dd4bc7cf2b23a3765631e467ce7c04b395ce59
parent 70098a47bbf131b65c64ca935c2480e64c9c7c51
author Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@broadcom.com> 1500914067 -0400
committer David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 1500942598 -0700

bnxt_en: add support to enable VF-representors

This patch is a part of a patch-set that introduces support for
VF-reps in the bnxt_en driver. The driver registers eswitch mode
get/set methods with the devlink interface that allow a user to
enable SRIOV switchdev mode. When enabled, the driver registers
a VF-rep netdev object for each VF with the stack. This can
essentially bring the VFs unders the management perview of the
hypervisor and applications such as OVS.

The next patch in the series, adds the RX/TX routines and a slim
netdev implementation for the VF-reps.

Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>