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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-eswitch-attr.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-eswitch-attr.rst index 08bb39ab1528..eafe09abc40c 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-eswitch-attr.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-eswitch-attr.rst @@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ The following is a list of E-Switch attributes. rules. * ``switchdev`` allows for more advanced offloading capabilities of the E-Switch to hardware. + * ``switchdev_inactive`` switchdev mode but starts inactive, doesn't allow traffic + until explicitly activated. This mode is useful for orchestrators that + want to prepare the device in switchdev mode but only activate it when + all configurations are done. * - ``inline-mode`` - enum - Some HWs need the VF driver to put part of the packet @@ -74,3 +78,12 @@ Example Usage # enable encap-mode with legacy mode $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode legacy inline-mode none encap-mode basic + + # start switchdev mode in inactive state + $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev_inactive + + # setup switchdev configurations, representors, FDB entries, etc.. + ... + + # activate switchdev mode to allow traffic + $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev |