linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] RDMA/bnxt_re: Use auxiliary driver interface

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:58:30 -0700
From:   Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgg@...pe.ca,
        Selvin Xavier <selvin.xavier@...adcom.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Gospodarek <andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] RDMA/bnxt_re: Use auxiliary driver interface

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 5:15 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2022 at 04:14:58PM -0700, Ajit Khaparde wrote:
> > Use auxiliary driver interface for driver load, unload ROCE driver.
> > The driver does not need to register the interface using the netdev
> > notifier anymore. Removed the bnxt_re_dev_list which is not needed.
> > Currently probe, remove and shutdown ops have been implemented for
> > the auxiliary device.
> >
> > BUG: DCSG01157556
> > Change-Id: Ice54f076c1c4fc26d4ee7e77a5dcd1ca21cf4cd0
>
> Please remove the lines above.
Apologies for missing that.

>
> > Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/bnxt_re.h       |   9 +-
> >  drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c          | 405 +++++++-----------
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c     |  64 ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c |  65 +++
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.h |   3 +
> >  5 files changed, 232 insertions(+), 314 deletions(-)
>
> <...>
>
> > +static DEFINE_IDA(bnxt_aux_dev_ids);
> > +
> >  static int bnxt_register_dev(struct bnxt_en_dev *edev, unsigned int ulp_id,
> >                            struct bnxt_ulp_ops *ulp_ops, void *handle)
>
> I would expect that almost all code in bnxt_ulp.c will go after this change.
I agree. My plan was to get these QA tested, initial Aux Bus changes
in this release with a follow on series to clean this up further.
Does that sound reasonable?
Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks
Ajit

>
> Thanks

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