Add cli support for default param values introduced in the
accompanying kernel series [1]. Here is some sample usage:
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20251119025038.651131-1-daniel.zahka@gmail.com/
# dump params with defaults
./devlink dev param show pci/0000:01:00.0
pci/0000:01:00.0:
name max_macs type generic
values:
cmode driverinit value 128 default 128
...
name swp_l4_csum_mode type driver-specific
values:
cmode permanent value default default default
# set to l4_only
./devlink dev param set pci/0000:01:00.0 name swp_l4_csum_mode value l4_only cmode permanent
./devlink dev param show pci/0000:01:00.0 name swp_l4_csum_mode
pci/0000:01:00.0:
name swp_l4_csum_mode type driver-specific
values:
cmode permanent value l4_only default default
# reset to default
./devlink dev param set pci/0000:01:00.0 name swp_l4_csum_mode default cmode permanent
./devlink dev param show pci/0000:01:00.0 name swp_l4_csum_mode
pci/0000:01:00.0:
name swp_l4_csum_mode type driver-specific
values:
cmode permanent value default default default
Signed-off-by: Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@gmail.com>
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Changes in v2:
- don't create format strings with snprintf()
- delete dead code for default handling of port params
- split uapi change into separate commit (this was already committed so not appearing here)
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251117-param-defaults-v1-0-c99604175d09@gmail.com
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Daniel Zahka (2):
devlink: Pull the value printing logic out of pr_out_param_value()
devlink: support displaying and resetting to default params
devlink/devlink.c | 127 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
man/man8/devlink-dev.8 | 22 ++++++++-
2 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
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base-commit: cd01762163b719361ff7aeaa7f433ee94363497f
change-id: 20251112-param-defaults-d796ffdb572b
Best regards,
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Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@gmail.com>