Re: [net-next PATCH v2 7/9] octeontx2-pf: Add support to sync link state between representor and VFs

[Jiri Pirko]

Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:53:59AM CEST, gakula@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Implements mbox function to sync the link state between VFs and
>its representors. Same mbox is use to notify other updates like mtu etc.
>
>This patch enables
>- Reflecting the link state of representor based on the VF state and
> link state of VF based on representor.

Could you please elaborate a bit more how exactly this behaves? Examples
would help.


>- On VF interface up/down a notification is sent via mbox to representor
>  to update the link state.
>- On representor interafce up/down will cause the link state update of VF.
>