linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] NTB: Introduce helper functions to calculate logical port number

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Date:   Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:51:12 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ntb@...glegroups.com,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Allen Hubbe <allenbh@...il.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
        Eric Pilmore <epilmore@...aio.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] NTB: Introduce helper functions to calculate
 logical port number

On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 06:06:38PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> This patch introduces the "Logical Port Number" which is similar to the
> "Port Number" in that it enumerates the ports in the system.
> 
> The original (or Physical) "Port Number" can be any number used by the
> hardware to uniquley identify a port in the system. The "Logical Port

s/uniquley/uniquely/

> Number" enumerates all ports in the system from 0 to the number of
> ports minus one.
> 
> For example a system with 5 ports might have the following port numbers
> which would be enumareted thusly:

s/enumareted/enumerated/

> + * ntb_logical_port_number() - get the logical port number of the local port
> + * @ntb:	NTB device context.
> + *
> + * The Logical Port Number is defined to be a unique number for each
> + * port starting from zero through to the number of ports minus one.
> + * This is in contrast to the Port Number where each port can be assigned
> + * any unqique physical number by the hardware.

s/unqique/unique/

> + * ntb_peer_logical_port_number() - get the logical peer port by given index
> + * @ntb:	NTB device context.
> + * @pidx:	Peer port index.
> + *
> + * The Logical Port Number is defined to be a unique number for each
> + * port starting from zero through to the number of ports minus one.
> + * This is in contrast to the Port Number where each port can be assigned
> + * any unqique physical number by the hardware.

s/unqique/unique/

Bjorn