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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst index 4bba4d780a4a..cf1dffa67669 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst @@ -419,3 +419,36 @@ User commands examples: .. note:: This command can run over all interfaces such as PF/VF and representor ports. + +Rates +===== + +mlx5 devices can limit transmission of individual VFs or a group of them via +the devlink-rate API in switchdev mode. + +User commands examples: + +- Print the existing rates:: + + $ devlink port function rate show + +- Set a max tx limit on traffic from VF0:: + + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.0/1 tx_max 10Gbit + +- Create a rate group with a max tx limit and add two VFs to it:: + + $ devlink port function rate add pci/0000:82:00.0/group1 tx_max 10Gbit + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.0/1 parent group1 + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.0/2 parent group1 + +- Same scenario, with a min guarantee of 20% of the bandwidth for the first VF:: + + $ devlink port function rate add pci/0000:82:00.0/group1 tx_max 10Gbit + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.0/1 parent group1 tx_share 2Gbit + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.0/2 parent group1 + +- Cross-device scheduling:: + + $ devlink port function rate add pci/0000:82:00.0/group1 tx_max 10Gbit + $ devlink port function rate set pci/0000:82:00.1/32769 parent pci/0000:82:00.0/group1 |