Re: [PATCH net-next v1] hinic: add set_channels ethtool_ops support

[David Miller]

From: Luo bin <luobin9@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 19:42:12 +0000

> add support to change TX/RX queue number with ethtool -L
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luo bin <luobin9@xxxxxxxxxx>

I don't think you are properly following the semantics of this
ethtool command with your changes.

In fact, you are breaking the hinic_get_channels() function which
is properly advertising the ->max_* values currently.  Now it will
return zero.

Whatever is advertised in ->max_* should be the driver's maximum
capabilities.

This means that the user can request anything in the range from '1'
to these max values.

Whatever the user asks for in ->combined_count and elsewhere, you
_MUST_ provide or return an error.

That is not what hinic_set_channels() is doing.  It is using
combined_count as a "limit" rather than the value to use.