On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:34:21 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
+Shared devlink instances allow multiple physical functions (PFs) on the same
+chip to share an additional devlink instance for chip-wide operations. This
+is implemented within individual drivers alongside the individual PF devlink
+instances, not replacing them.
Sounds like you want to preclude what was the goal in the discussion
with Przemek you quoted - a shared instance _only_ case. We don't have
to implement it today, but I think it's an entirely sane direction.
So the docs should not state otherwise.