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    Add support to configure SR-IOV VF minimum and maximum Tx rate through ip tool · f89a2a05
    Sucheta Chakraborty authored
    o "min_tx_rate" option has been added for minimum Tx rate. Hence, for
      consistent naming, "max_tx_rate" option has been introduced for maximum
      Tx rate.
    
    o Change in v2: "rate" can be used along with "max_tx_rate".
      When both are specified, "max_tx_rate" should override.
    
    o Change in v3:
      * IFLA_VF_RATE: When IFLA_VF_RATE is used, and user has given only one of
        min_tx_rate or max_tx_rate, reading of previous rate limits is done in
        userspace instead of in kernel space before ndo_set_vf_rate.
    
      * IFLA_VF_TX_RATE: When IFLA_VF_TX_RATE is used, min_tx_rate is always read
        in kernel space. This takes care of below scenarios:
        (1) when old tool sends "rate" but kernel is new (expects min and max)
        (2) when new tool sends only "rate" but kernel is old (expects only "rate")
    
    o Change in v4 as suggested by Stephen Hemminger:
      * As per iproute policy, input and output formats should match. Changing display
        of max_tx_rate and min_tx_rate options accordingly.
    	./ip/ip link show p3p1
    	8: p3p1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
            link/ether 00:0e:1e:16:ce:40 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
            vf 0 MAC 2a:18:8f:4d:3d:d4, tx rate 700 (Mbps), max_tx_rate 700Mbps, min_tx_rate 200Mbps
            vf 1 MAC 72:dc:ba:f9:df:fd
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSucheta Chakraborty <sucheta.chakraborty@qlogic.com>
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