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

- From: Jiri Pirko \<jiri@resnulli.us\>
- Date: 2026-03-02 09:09:19 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/03/8535560
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/02/8535523/t.md

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Sun, Mar 01, 2026 at 12:05:58AM +0100, kuba@kernel.org wrote:
>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.

Fair enough, I can do it.
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