netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V4 1/2] cxgb4: Add support for FW_ETH_TX_PKT_VM

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:47:32 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ganeshgr@...lsio.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nirranjan@...lsio.com,
        indranil@...lsio.com, venkatesh@...lsio.com, arjun@...lsio.com,
        leedom@...lsio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V4 1/2] cxgb4: Add support for
 FW_ETH_TX_PKT_VM_WR

From: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:10:25 +0530

> From: Arjun Vynipadath <arjun@...lsio.com>
> 
> The present TX workrequest(FW_ETH_TX_PKT_WR) cant be used for
> host->vf communication, since it doesn't loopback the outgoing
> packets to virtual interfaces on the same port. This can be done
> using FW_ETH_TX_PKT_VM_WR.
> This fix depends on ethtool_flags to determine what WR to use for
> TX path. Support for setting this flags by user is added in next
> commit.
> 
> Based on the original work by : Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arjun Vynipadath <arjun@...lsio.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>

Applied.