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Enhance the mlx5_core plugin with OFED-specific
features and improve OpenVSwitch sFlow collection.

mlx5_core plugin enhancements:

  • Add ethtool RSS hash collection (ethtool -x) for all ethernet devices
  • Add ethtool firmware dump support (ethtool -w) with deprecation notice for kernels >= 6.1
  • Add optional firmware dump data collection via --firmware-dump option
  • Add sysfs path collection organized by category:
    • Network device settings: hairpin counters, rate limiting, local loopback
    • SR-IOV and VF configurations: meters, VLAN, config
    • InfiniBand settings: TTL and traffic class overrides
    • devlink compatibility paths

OpenVSwitch plugin enhancement:

  • Add sFlow configuration collection (ovs-vsctl list sflow)

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Enhance the mlx5_core plugin with OFED-specific
features and improve OpenVSwitch sFlow collection.

mlx5_core plugin enhancements:
- Add ethtool RSS hash collection (ethtool -x) for all ethernet devices
- Add ethtool firmware dump support (ethtool -w) with deprecation notice
  for kernels >= 6.1
- Add optional firmware dump data collection via --firmware-dump option
- Add sysfs path collection organized by category:
  * Network device settings: hairpin counters, rate limiting, local loopback
  * SR-IOV and VF configurations: meters, VLAN, config
  * InfiniBand settings: TTL and traffic class overrides
  * devlink compatibility paths

OpenVSwitch plugin enhancement:
- Add sFlow configuration collection (ovs-vsctl list sflow)

Signed-off-by: Stav Aviram <[email protected]>
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Any plan for mlxdevm plugin?

f"{self.vctl} -t 5 list datapath",
# Capture OVS mirror list
f"{self.vctl} -t 5 list mirror",
# Capture OVS sflow list
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split to different patch

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