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@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ MAC address setup
mlx5 driver support devlink port function attr mechanism to setup MAC
address. (refer to Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst)
+RoCE capability setup
+---------------------
+Not all mlx5 PCI devices/SFs require RoCE capability.
+
+When RoCE capability is disabled, it saves 1 Mbytes worth of system memory per
+PCI devices/SF.
+
+mlx5 driver support devlink port function attr mechanism to setup RoCE
+capability. (refer to Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst)
+
SF state setup
--------------
To use the SF, the user must activate the SF using the SF function state