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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2
3====================
4i40e devlink support
5====================
6
7This document describes the devlink features implemented by the ``i40e``
8device driver.
9
10Parameters
11==========
12
13.. list-table:: Generic parameters implemented
14    :widths: 5 5 90
15
16    * - Name
17      - Mode
18      - Notes
19    * - ``max_mac_per_vf``
20      - runtime
21      - Controls the maximum number of MAC addresses a VF can use
22        on i40e devices.
23
24        By default (``0``), the driver enforces its internally calculated per-VF
25        MAC filter limit, which is based on the number of allocated VFS.
26
27        If set to a non-zero value, this parameter acts as a strict cap:
28        the driver will use the user-provided value instead of its internal
29        calculation.
30
31        **Important notes:**
32
33        - This value **must be set before enabling SR-IOV**.
34          Attempting to change it while SR-IOV is enabled will return an error.
35        - MAC filters are a **shared hardware resource** across all VFs.
36          Setting a high value may cause other VFs to be starved of filters.
37        - This value is a **Administrative policy**. The hardware may return
38          errors when its absolute limit is reached, regardless of the value
39          set here.
40
41        The default value is ``0`` (internal calculation is used).
42
43
44Info versions
45=============
46
47The ``i40e`` driver reports the following versions
48
49.. list-table:: devlink info versions implemented
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51
52    * - Name
53      - Type
54      - Example
55      - Description
56    * - ``board.id``
57      - fixed
58      - K15190-000
59      - The Product Board Assembly (PBA) identifier of the board.
60    * - ``fw.mgmt``
61      - running
62      - 9.130
63      - 2-digit version number of the management firmware that controls the
64        PHY, link, etc.
65    * - ``fw.mgmt.api``
66      - running
67      - 1.15
68      - 2-digit version number of the API exported over the AdminQ by the
69        management firmware. Used by the driver to identify what commands
70        are supported.
71    * - ``fw.mgmt.build``
72      - running
73      - 73618
74      - Build number of the source for the management firmware.
75    * - ``fw.undi``
76      - running
77      - 1.3429.0
78      - Version of the Option ROM containing the UEFI driver. The version is
79        reported in ``major.minor.patch`` format. The major version is
80        incremented whenever a major breaking change occurs, or when the
81        minor version would overflow. The minor version is incremented for
82        non-breaking changes and reset to 1 when the major version is
83        incremented. The patch version is normally 0 but is incremented when
84        a fix is delivered as a patch against an older base Option ROM.
85    * - ``fw.psid.api``
86      - running
87      - 9.30
88      - Version defining the format of the flash contents.
89    * - ``fw.bundle_id``
90      - running
91      - 0x8000e5f3
92      - Unique identifier of the firmware image file that was loaded onto
93        the device. Also referred to as the EETRACK identifier of the NVM.
94