linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/4] octeon_ep: support firmware notifications for VFs

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Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:49:04 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hgani@...vell.com,
	vimleshk@...vell.com, egallen@...hat.com, mschmidt@...hat.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	wizhao@...hat.com, kheib@...hat.com, konguyen@...hat.com,
	shenjian15@...wei.com, Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@...vell.com>,
	Sathesh Edara <sedara@...vell.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/4] octeon_ep: support firmware
 notifications for VFs

On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 10:14:25AM -0800, Shinas Rasheed wrote:
> Notifications from firmware to vf has to pass through PF
> control mbox and via PF-VF mailboxes. The notifications have to
> be parsed out from the control mbox and passed to the
> PF-VF mailbox in order to reach the corresponding VF.
> Version compatibility should also be checked before messages
> are passed to the mailboxes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>