netdev - Re: [net-next patch 0/2] bnx2x: Enable cnic at run-time

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Date:	Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:57:36 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	meravs@...adcom.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eilong@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [net-next patch 0/2] bnx2x: Enable cnic at run-time

From: "Merav Sicron" <meravs@...adcom.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 12:45:46 +0200

> This patch series removes the BCM_CNIC bnx2x define, and eliminates the use of
> the CONFIG_CNIC kconfig option.
> The define removal is mainly important for SR-IOV, as the VF driver will use the
> same code as the PF/hypervisor driver. Since storage is not supported in
> SR-IOV (while is usually enabled in the non SR-IOV driver), we don't want to
> waste resources on it.
> After this change, cnic-related resources are allocated only when the cnic
> module registers with bnx2x (which means that the user asked for storage
> services). Also only at this stage the HW is configured to non-NIC (offload)
> mode.
> The first patch is the driver-FW HSI addition to change the 'update' ramrod for
> offload mode configuration at run-time.
> The second patch is for the removal of the BCM_CNIC define, and for separating
> the load flow to two stages, one for L2 and one for cnic-related stuff.
> 
> Please consider applying this patch series to net-next.

Series applied, thanks.
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