ACK: [SRU][F][G][H][PATCH 0/1] net/mlx5: Fix HW spec violation configuring uplink (LP: 1925452)

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 27/04/2021 09:13, frank.heimes at canonical.com wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1925452
> 
> SRU Justification:
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> * In addition to 9c9be85f6b59 "net/mlx5e: Add missing capability check for uplink follow"
>   (handled in LP#1921104) another fix 1a73704c82ed "Fix HW spec violation configuring uplink"
>   (handled in this bug, LP#1925452) is needed to fix issues that were introduced
>   with commit 7d0314b11cdd "net/mlx5e: Modify uplink state on interface up/down".
> 
> * Commit 1a73704c82ed "Fix HW spec violation configuring uplink" fixes a regression for mlx5 adapters required to operate in switchdev mode.
> 
> * This fix makes sure that the uplink port is modified to follow only if the uplink_follow capability if it's set as required by the hw specification.
> 
> * Failure cause traffic to the uplink representer net device to cease after switching to switchdev mode.


Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski at canonical.com>


Best regards,
Krzysztof