RE: [PATCH net-next 0/8] net: hns3: Adds support of debugfs to HNS3 driver

From: Salil Mehta
Date: Wed Nov 21 2018 - 13:06:30 EST


> From: Jakub Kicinski [mailto:jakub.kicinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 10:30 PM
> To: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] net: hns3: Adds support of debugfs to
> HNS3 driver
>
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:18:37 +0000, Salil Mehta wrote:
> > This patchset adds support of debugfs to the HNS3 driver.
> >
> > Support has been added to query info related to below items:
> > 1. Queue related
> > 2. Flow Director
> > 3. TC config
> > 4. Transmit Module/Scheduler
> > 5. QoS pause
> > 6. QoS buffer
> > 7. QoS prio map
>
> Please provide a more informative cover letter.
>
> From a short glance it looks like you add a single debugfs file, which
> can be written to, and upon that write the driver will dump stuff into
> kernel logs.

That is correct. Do you foresee any problem with it or are we doing something
which is objectionable?

Salil.