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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] bnx2x: add pri_map module parameter
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From: "Dmitry Kravkov" <dmitry@broadcom.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:14:10 +0200

> From: Ariel Elior <ariele@broadcom.com>
> 
> The optional parameter pri_map is used to map the
> skb->priority to a Class Of Service (CoS) in the HW.
> This 32 bit parameter is evaluated by the  driver as 8
> values of 4 bits each. Each nibble sets the desired
> HW queue number for that priority.
> 
> Also:
> on the 5771x family this feature is unavailable (a single COS services all).
> on the 57712 family two classes of service are available.
> on the 578xx family three classes of service are availabe.
> configuring  priorities to unavailable COSs will log an error and default to
> COS 0.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kravkov <dmitry@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>

You can't do driver specific things like this.

Make a generic facility that any driver can make use of, not just
your's.