# Re: \[PATCH net-next v2 09/10\] documentation: networking: add shared devlink documentation

- From: Jakub Kicinski \<kuba@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-02-28 23:06:00 
- List: linux-trace-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-trace-kernel/2026/02/8535551
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/02/8535523/t.md

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On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:34:21 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> +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.
```