linux-kernel - Re: [SR-IOV driver example 2/3] PF driver: integrate with SR-IOV core

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Date:	Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:54:27 -0800
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@...el.com>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"matthew@....cx" <matthew@....cx>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [SR-IOV driver example 2/3] PF driver: integrate with SR-IOV
	core

* Greg KH (greg@...ah.com) wrote:
> > +static	int
> > +igb_virtual(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned char my_mac_addr[6] = {0x00, 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFF};
> > +	struct net_device *netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > +	struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	if (nr_virtfn > 7)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> 
> Why the check for 7?  Is that the max virtual functions for this card?
> Shouldn't that be a define somewhere so it's easier to fix in future
> versions of this hardware?  :)

IIRC it's 8 for the card, 1 reserved for PF.  I think both notions
should be captured w/ commented constants.

thanks,
-chris
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