Documentation: mlx5.rst: Add note for eswitch MD
Add a note when using esw_port_metadata. The parameter has runtime mode but setting it does not take effect immediately. Setting it must happen in legacy mode, and the port metadata takes effects when the switchdev mode is enabled. Disable eswitch port metadata:: $ devlink dev param set pci/0000:06:00.0 name esw_port_metadata value \ false cmode runtime Change eswitch mode to switchdev mode where after choosing the metadata value:: $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:06:00.0 mode switchdev Note that other mlx5 devlink runtime parameters, esw_multiport and flow_steering_mode, do not have this limitation. Signed-off-by: William Tu <witu@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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