[PATCH v4 1/2] ethdev: make representor parameter more explicit

[Thomas Monjalon]

09/11/2025 15:42, Andrew Rybchenko:
> On 11/6/25 08:52, Gregory Etelson wrote:
> > The current format for a port representor parameter is
> > '-a DBDF,representor=pfXvfY'.
> > That parameter syntax describes port representor relative to
> > PCI device DBDF.
> > In that notation VF Y belongs to PF X and PF X is relative to DBDF.
> > 
> > The syntax 'pfXvfY' will probe 2 port representors: PF X and VF Y.
> > If we want to refer only to VF Y related to PF X, the parameter must
> > be '(pfX)vfY'.
> > In this case only VF Y representor will be probed.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson <getelson at nvidia.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>

Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>