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

devlink dev param set - set new value to devlink device configuration parameter¶

name PARAMETER

Specify parameter name to set.

value VALUE

New value to set.

cmode { runtime | driverinit | permanent }

Configuration mode in which the new value is set.

runtime - Set new value while driver is running. This configuration mode doesn't require any reset to apply the new value.

driverinit - Set new value which will be applied during driver initialization. This configuration mode requires restart driver by devlink reload command to apply the new value.

permanent - New value is written to device's non-volatile memory. This configuration mode requires hard reset to apply the new value.

devlink dev param show - display devlink device supported configuration parameters attributes¶

name PARAMETER Specify parameter name to show. If this argument is omitted all parameters supported by devlink devices are listed.

devlink dev reload - perform hot reload of the driver.¶

DEV - Specifies the devlink device to reload.