On 05/07/2012 06:16 PM, Greg Rose wrote:

On Mon, 7 May 2012 14:17:54 +0300
Yuval Mintz [off-list ref] wrote:

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I've tried to figure out if there was a standard interface
(ethtool/iproute) through which a user could configure the number
of vfs in his system.

I've seen the RFC suggested in
http://markmail.org/thread/qblfcv7zbxsxp7q6, and
http://markmail.org/thread/fw54dcppmxuxoe6n, but failed to see any
later references to it (commits or further discussion on this topic).

How exactly are things standing with these RFCs? Were they abandoned?

The only way to configure the number of VFs continues to be through the
max_vfs module parameter.  I've got a patch to do it through ethtool
sitting on the back burner but due to other requirements of my day job
I've not been able to work on it since last fall.

- Greg

Hi Ben,

If I want to pick the RFCs and add support for configuring the number of
VFs - do you think ethtool's the right place for such added support?

I'm asking since as far as I can see, ethtool (today) doesn't contain any
features related to virtual functions.

Thanks,
Yuval