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net/mlx5e: Support DCBNL IEEE ETS

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Support the ndo_setup_tc callback and the needed methods
for multi TC/UP support, and removed the default_vlan_prio
from mlx5e_priv which is always 0, it was replaced with
hardcoded "0" in the new select queue method.

For that we now create MAX_NUM_TC num of TISs (one per prio)
on netdevice creation instead of priv->params.num_tc which
was always 1.

So far each channel had a single TXQ, Now each channel has a
TXQ per TC (Traffic Class).

Added en_dcbnl.c which implements the set/get DCBNL IEEE ETS,
set/get dcbx and registers the mlx5e dcbnl ops.

We still use the kernel's default TXQ selection method to select the
channel to transmit through but now we use our own method to select
the TXQ inside the channel based on VLAN priority.

In mlx5, as opposed to mlx4, tc group N gets lower priority than
tc group N+1.

CC: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Rana Shahout <ranas@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Saeed Mahameed 2016-02-22 18:17:26 +02:00 • committed by David S. Miller
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