linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mana: Add RX fencing

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Date:   Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:40:10 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
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        haiyangz@...rosoft.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kys@...rosoft.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mana: Add RX fencing

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:17:48 -0800 you wrote:
> RX fencing allows the driver to know that any prior change to the RQs has
> finished, e.g. when the RQs are disabled/enabled or the hashkey/indirection
> table are changed, RX fencing is required.
> 
> Remove the previous workaround "ssleep(1)" and add the real support for
> RX fencing as the PF driver supports the MANA_FENCE_RQ request now (any
> old PF driver not supporting the request won't be used in production).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: mana: Add RX fencing
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6cc74443a773

You are awesome, thank you!
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