netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] nfp: DMA flags, adjust head and fixes

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Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:36:04 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kubakici@...pl, oss-drivers@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] nfp: DMA flags, adjust head and fixes

From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:17:51 -0700

> This series takes advantage of Alex's DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC to make 
> XDP packet modifications "correct" from DMA API point of view.  It 
> also allows us to parse the metadata before we run XDP at no additional
> DMA sync cost.  That way we can get rid of the metadata memcpy, and 
> remove the last upstream user of bpf_prog->xdp_adjust_head.
> 
> David's patch adds a way to read capabilities from the management
> firmware.
> 
> There are also two net-next fixes.  Patch 4 which fixes what seems to
> be a result of a botched rebase on my part.  Patch 5 corrects locking
> when state of ethernet ports is being refreshed.
> 
> ---
> v3: move the sync from alloc func to the actual give to hw func
> v2: sync rx buffers before giving them to the card (Alex)

Series applied, thanks Jakub.