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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5.rst index 936a10f1942c..ea32136b30e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5.rst @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Contents - `Enabling the driver and kconfig options`_ - `Devlink info`_ - `Devlink parameters`_ +- `Bridge offload`_ - `mlx5 subfunction`_ - `mlx5 function attributes`_ - `Devlink health reporters`_ @@ -217,6 +218,20 @@ users try to enable them. $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:06:00.0 mode switchdev +Bridge offload +============== +The mlx5 driver implements support for offloading bridge rules when in switchdev +mode. Linux bridge FDBs are automatically offloaded when mlx5 switchdev +representor is attached to bridge. + +- Change device to switchdev mode:: + + $ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:06:00.0 mode switchdev + +- Attach mlx5 switchdev representor 'enp8s0f0' to bridge netdev 'bridge1':: + + $ ip link set enp8s0f0 master bridge1 + mlx5 subfunction ================ mlx5 supports subfunction management using devlink port (see :ref:`Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst <devlink_port>`) interface. |