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Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 1/3] net: add ndo to get id of physical port
 of the device
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:14:47 +0530
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On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 06:35:15PM +0530, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> 
> This patch adds a ndo for getting physical port of the device. Driver
> which is aware of being virtual function of some physical port should
> implement this ndo. This is applicable not only for IOV, but for other
> solutions (NPAR, multichannel) as well. Basically if there is possible
> to have multiple netdevs on the single hw port.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
> Acked-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
> ---

Signed-off-by: Narendra K <narendra_k@dell.com>

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With regards,
Narendra K
Linux Engineering
Dell Inc.