RE: [PATCH] net/ncsi: add control packet payload to NC-SI commands from netlink

[<Justin.Lee1@Dell.com>]

Hi Ben, 

> Hi Justin, 
> 
> > Hi Ben,
> >
> > I have similar fix locally with different approach as the command handler may have some expectation for those byes.
> > We can use NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM handler as it only copies data based on the payload length.
> 
> Great! Yes I was thinking the same, we just need some way to take data payload sent from netlink message and sent it over NC-SI.
> 
> >
> > diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c index 5c3fad8..3b01f65 100644
> > --- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c
> > +++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c
> > @@ -309,14 +309,19 @@ static struct ncsi_request *ncsi_alloc_command(struct ncsi_cmd_arg *nca)
> >  
> >  int ncsi_xmit_cmd(struct ncsi_cmd_arg *nca)  {
> > + struct ncsi_cmd_handler *nch = NULL;
> >         struct ncsi_request *nr;
> > + unsigned char type;
> >         struct ethhdr *eh;
> > -   struct ncsi_cmd_handler *nch = NULL;
> >         int i, ret;
> >  
> > + if (nca->req_flags == NCSI_REQ_FLAG_NETLINK_DRIVEN)
> > +         type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM;
> > + else
> > +         type = nca->type;
> >         /* Search for the handler */
> >         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ncsi_cmd_handlers); i++) {
> > -           if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].type == nca->type) {
> > +         if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].type == type) {
> >                         if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].handler)
> >                                 nch = &ncsi_cmd_handlers[i];
> >                         else
> >
> 
> So in this case NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM would be the default handler for all NC-SI command over netlink  (standard and OEM), correct?
Yes, that is correct. The handler for NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM command is generic.

> Should we rename this to something like NCSI_PKT_CMD_GENERIC for clarity perhaps?  Do you plan to upstream this patch?  
NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM is a real command type and it is defined by the NC-SI specific. 
We can add comments to indicate that we use the generic command handler from NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM command.

Does the change work for you? If so, I will prepare the patch.

> 
> 
> Also do you have local patch to support NCSI_PKT_CMD_PLDM and the PLDM over NC-SI commands defined here (https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/NC-SI_1.2_PLDM_Support_over_RBT_Commands_Proposal.pdf)?
> If not I can send my local changes - but I think we can use the same NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM handler to transport PLDM payload over NC-SI.
> What do you think?
No, I don't have any change currently to support these commands. It should be very similar to NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM handler with some minor modification.

> 
> (CC Deepak as I think once this is in place we can use pldmtool to send basic PLDM payloads over NC-SI)
> 
> Regards,
> -Ben

Thanks,
Justin