Re: [PATCH V7 net-next 4/4] net: hns3: add support to query scc version by devlink info

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Fri Apr 12 2024 - 22:00:57 EST


On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:12:17 +0800 Jijie Shao wrote:
> >> + * - ``fw.scc``
> >> + - running
> >> + - Used to represent the soft congestion control firmware version.
> >>
> >> scc means "soft congestion control"
> > I guess this is something specific to your device, isn't it? Can't you
> > please extend the description a bit more?
> >
> SCC is a firmware which provides multiple congestion control algorithms, including dcqcn.
> Congestion control is a mechanism that controls the entry of rdma packets into the network,
> enabling a better use of a shared network infrastructure and avoiding congestive collapse.

Thanks, I'll amend the patch with a condensed version of this info.
Otherwise I feel like we'll need another 3 revisions to polish it..