Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-11-02 Thread Andrew Lunn
> I did some investigation and now I have some details. > The term 'PHY' described in Ether Group Spec should be the PCS + PMA, a figure > below for one configuration: > > ++ +-+ > | Host Side Ether Group | | XL710 | > |

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-11-01 Thread Xu Yilun
Hi Andrew: On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 08:14:00PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote: > > > > > Do you really mean PHY? I actually expect it is PCS? > > > > > > > > For this implementation, yes. > > > > > > Yes, you have a PHY? Or Yes, it is PCS? > > > > Sorry, I mean I have a PHY. > > > > > > > > To me,

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Xu Yilun
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 08:14:00PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote: > > > > > Do you really mean PHY? I actually expect it is PCS? > > > > > > > > For this implementation, yes. > > > > > > Yes, you have a PHY? Or Yes, it is PCS? > > > > Sorry, I mean I have a PHY. > > > > > > > > To me, the phylib

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Xu Yilun
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 11:35:52AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 01:38:04 +0800 Xu Yilun wrote: > > > > The line/host side Ether Group is not the terminal of the network data > > > > stream. > > > > Eth1 will not paticipate in the network data exchange to host. > > > > > > >

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Andrew Lunn
> > > > Do you really mean PHY? I actually expect it is PCS? > > > > > > For this implementation, yes. > > > > Yes, you have a PHY? Or Yes, it is PCS? > > Sorry, I mean I have a PHY. > > > > > To me, the phylib maintainer, having a PHY means you have a base-T > > interface, 25Gbase-T,

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Jakub Kicinski
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 01:38:04 +0800 Xu Yilun wrote: > > > The line/host side Ether Group is not the terminal of the network data > > > stream. > > > Eth1 will not paticipate in the network data exchange to host. > > > > > > The main purposes for eth1 are: > > > 1. For users to monitor the network

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Xu Yilun
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 02:00:01PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote: > > > > +The Intel(R) PAC N3000 is a FPGA based SmartNIC platform for > > > > multi-workload > > > > +networking application acceleration. A simple diagram below to for the > > > > board: > > > > + > > > > +

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Andrew Lunn
> > > +The Intel(R) PAC N3000 is a FPGA based SmartNIC platform for > > > multi-workload > > > +networking application acceleration. A simple diagram below to for the > > > board: > > > + > > > + ++ > > > + |

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-26 Thread Xu Yilun
Hi Andrew Thanks for your fast response, see comments inline. On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 05:37:31PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote: > Hi Xu > > Before i look at the other patches, i want to understand the > architecture properly. I have a doc to describe the architecture:

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-24 Thread Tom Rix
On 10/23/20 1:45 AM, Xu Yilun wrote: > This patch adds the document for DFL Ether Group driver. > > Signed-off-by: Xu Yilun > --- > .../networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst | 1 + > .../ethernet/intel/dfl-eth-group.rst | 102 > + > 2 files

Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-23 Thread Andrew Lunn
Hi Xu Before i look at the other patches, i want to understand the architecture properly. > +=== > +DFL device driver for Ether Group private feature on Intel(R) PAC N3000 >

[RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

2020-10-23 Thread Xu Yilun
This patch adds the document for DFL Ether Group driver. Signed-off-by: Xu Yilun --- .../networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst | 1 + .../ethernet/intel/dfl-eth-group.rst | 102 + 2 files changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644