linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] octeontx2-af: Cleanup loopback device checks

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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:34:04 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	sgoutham@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com, hkelam@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] octeontx2-af: Cleanup loopback device checks

On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 11:20:14AM +0530, Geetha sowjanya wrote:
> PCI device IDs of RVU device IDs are configurable and
> RVU PF0's (ie AF's) are currently assumed as VFs that
> identify loopback functionality ie LBKVFs. But in some
> cases these VFs can be setup for different functionality.
> Hence remove assumptions that AF's VFs are always LBK VFs
> by renaming 'is_afvf' as 'is_lbkvf' explicitly and also
> identify LBK VF using PCI dev ID. Similar change is done
> for other VF types.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>

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