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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:10:05 +0200
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
To: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@marvell.com>
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Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v2 0/9] Introduce RVU representors
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Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:53:52AM CEST, gakula@marvell.com wrote:
>This series adds representor support for each rvu devices.
>When switchdev mode is enabled, representor netdev is registered
>for each rvu device. In implementation of representor model, 
>one NIX HW LF with multiple SQ and RQ is reserved, where each
>RQ and SQ of the LF are mapped to a representor. A loopback channel
>is reserved to support packet path between representors and VFs.
>CN10K silicon supports 2 types of MACs, RPM and SDP. This
>patch set adds representor support for both RPM and SDP MAC
>interfaces.
>
>- Patch 1: Refactors and exports the shared service functions.
>- Patch 2: Implements basic representor driver.
>- Patch 3: Add devlink support to create representor netdevs that
>  can be used to manage VFs.
>- Patch 4: Implements basec netdev_ndo_ops.
>- Patch 5: Installs tcam rules to route packets between representor and
>	   VFs.
>- Patch 6: Enables fetching VF stats via representor interface.
>- Patch 7: Adds support to sync link state between representors and VFs.
>- Patch 8: Enables configuring VF MTU via representor netdevs.
>- Patch 9: Add representors for sdp MAC.

You are missing devlink port created for each representor. Please check
mlx5 for example for the implementation.

git grep DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF