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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/netdevsim.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/netdevsim.rst index 2a266b7e7b38..ec5e6d79b2e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/netdevsim.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/netdevsim.rst @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Resources ========= The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes resources to control the number of FIB -entries and FIB rule entries that the driver will allow. +entries, FIB rule entries and nexthops that the driver will allow. .. code:: shell @@ -54,8 +54,35 @@ entries and FIB rule entries that the driver will allow. $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib-rules size 16 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib size 64 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib-rules size 16 + $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /nexthops size 16 $ devlink dev reload netdevsim/netdevsim0 +Rate objects +============ + +The ``netdevsim`` driver supports rate objects management, which includes: + +- registerging/unregistering leaf rate objects per VF devlink port; +- creation/deletion node rate objects; +- setting tx_share and tx_max rate values for any rate object type; +- setting parent node for any rate object type. + +Rate nodes and their parameters are exposed in ``netdevsim`` debugfs in RO mode. +For example created rate node with name ``some_group``: + +.. code:: shell + + $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/netdevsim0/rate_groups/some_group + rate_parent tx_max tx_share + +Same parameters are exposed for leaf objects in corresponding ports directories. +For ex.: + +.. code:: shell + + $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/netdevsim0/ports/1 + dev ethtool rate_parent tx_max tx_share + Driver-specific Traps ===================== |