Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:56:15PM CET, jacob.e.kel...@intel.com wrote: > > >On 1/13/2021 11:39 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 03:07:18AM CET, and...@lunn.ch wrote: >>> >>> I assume if i prevision for card4ports but actually install a >>> card2ports, all the interfaces stay down? >> >> Yes, the card won't get activated in case or provision mismatch. >> > >If you're able to detect the line card type when plugging it in, I don't >understand why you need system administrator to pre-provision it using >such an interface? Wouldn't it make more sense to simply detect the >case? Or is it that you expect these things to be moved around and want >to make sure that you can configure the associated netdevices before the >card is plugged in?
That is what I wrote in the cover letter.
