Re: [PATCH net-next 06/12] net: ethtool: Add PSE new port priority support feature

Kory Maincent
2024-10-08T12:56:26Z

On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 12:23:00 +0200
Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 16:10:33 +0200
> Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de> wrote:
>
> > User will not understand why devices fail to provide enough power by
> > attaching two device to one domain and not failing by attaching to
> > different domains. Except we provide this information to the user space.
>
> What you are explaining seems neat on the paper but I don't know the best way
> to implement it. It needs more brainstorming.

Is it ok for you if we go further with this patch series and continue talking
about PSE power domain alongside?
It should not be necessary to be supported with port priority as the two PSE
supported controller can behave autonomously on a power domain.
I hope I will have time in the project to add its support when we will have a
more precise idea of how.

Regards,
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Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering