linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/7] net/mlx5: Memory optimizations

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Message-ID: <c55710e02f732b46fa5c48bb65b7eab23ee3c5ce.camel@nvidia.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:26:37 +0000
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>
To:     "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     Shay Drory <shayd@...dia.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/7] net/mlx5: Memory optimizations

On Mon, 2021-12-13 at 17:01 -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:06:26 +0000 Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> > On Wed, 2021-12-08 at 16:17 +0200, Shay Drory wrote:
> > > This series provides knobs which will enable users to
> > > minimize memory consumption of mlx5 Functions (PF/VF/SF).
> > > mlx5 exposes two new generic devlink params for EQ size
> > > configuration and uses devlink generic param max_macs.
> > > 
> > > Patches summary:
> > >  - Patch-1 Introduce log_max_current_uc_list_wr_supported bit 
> > >  - Patches-2-3 Provides I/O EQ size param which enables to save
> > >    up to 128KB.
> > >  - Patches-4-5 Provides event EQ size param which enables to save
> > >    up to 512KB.
> > >  - Patch-6 Clarify max_macs param.
> > >  - Patch-7 Provides max_macs param which enables to save up to
> > > 70KB
> > > 
> > > In total, this series can save up to 700KB per Function.
> > 
> > Jakub are ok with this version ?
> > I would like to take it to my trees.
> 
> Yup, go for it. Sorry I didn't ack - I was going to apply it today
> but
> Dave reminded me that you probably want to take it thru your tree.

Thanks ! applied. Will be sent in future PRs.
First patch needs to go to mlx5-next shared branch with rdma.
So this will be sent in two separate PRs.