linux-kernel - Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net-next,v2 3/8] octeontx2-af: Disable backpressure between CPT and NIX

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Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:45:58 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>
Cc: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net-next,v2 3/8] octeontx2-af: Disable
 backpressure between CPT and NIX

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 11:26:54AM +0000, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
> Please see inline
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>

..

> > > > I suspect 1 will have little downside and be easiest to implement.
> > >
> > > pfc_en is already a field of otx2_nic but under CONFIG_DCB. Will fix by
> > adding a wrapper function like:
> > 
> > Thanks. Just to clarify, my first suggestion was to move pfc_en outside of
> > CONFIG_DCB in otx2_nic.
> > 
> > >
> > > static bool is_pfc_enabled(struct otx2_nic *pfvf) { #ifdef CONFIG_DCB
> > >         return pfvf->pfc_en ? true : false;
> > 
> > FWIIW, I think this could also be:
> > 
> > 	return !!pfvf->pfc_en;
> > 
> > > #endif
> > >         return false;
> > > }
> > 
> > Also, I do wonder if the following can work:
> > 
> > 	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DCB) && pfvf->pfc_en;
> 
> This is required at more than one place, so will keep wrapper function with this condition check.

Thanks, sounds good.

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