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DEVLINK\-DEV
Section: Linux (8)Updated: 14 Mar 2016
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NAME
devlink-dev - devlink device configurationSYNOPSIS
devlink
[ OPTIONS ]
dev
{ COMMAND |
help }
OPTIONS := {
-V[ersion] |
-n[no-nice-names] }
devlink dev show
[ DEV ]
devlink dev help
devlink dev eswitch set
DEV
[
mode { legacy | switchdev }
]
[
inline-mode { none | link | network | transport }
]
[
encap { disable | enable }
]
devlink dev eswitch show
DEV
DESCRIPTION
devlink dev show - display devlink device attributes
DEV - specifies the devlink device to show. If this argument is omitted all devices are listed.
Format is: BUS_NAME/BUS_ADDRESS
devlink dev eswitch show - display devlink device eswitch attributes
devlink dev eswitch set - sets devlink device eswitch attributes
- mode { legacy | switchdev }
-
Set eswitch mode
legacy - Legacy SRIOV
switchdev - SRIOV switchdev offloads
- inline-mode { none | link | network | transport }
-
Some HWs need the VF driver to put part of the packet headers on the TX descriptor so the e-switch can do proper matching and steering.
none - None
link - L2 mode
network - L3 mode
transport - L4 mode
- encap { disable | enable }
-
Set eswitch encapsulation support
disable - Disable encapsulation support
enable - Enable encapsulation support
EXAMPLES
devlink dev show
- Shows the state of all devlink devices on the system.
devlink dev show pci/0000:01:00.0
- Shows the state of specified devlink device.
devlink dev eswitch show pci/0000:01:00.0
- Shows the eswitch mode of specified devlink device.
devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:01:00.0 mode switchdev
-
Sets the eswitch mode of specified devlink device to switchdev.
SEE ALSO
devlink(8), devlink-port(8), devlink-sb(8), devlink-monitor(8),AUTHOR
Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>