linux-kernel - Re: [net PATCH v2] octeontx2-af: Fix CPT AF register offset calculation

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Message-ID: <20240819152744.GA543198@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:27:44 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sgoutham@...vell.com, gakula@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com,
	hkelam@...vell.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, jerinj@...vell.com,
	lcherian@...vell.com, ndabilpuram@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [net PATCH v2] octeontx2-af: Fix CPT AF register offset
 calculation

On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 06:02:37PM +0530, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
> Some CPT AF registers are per LF and others are global.
> Translation of PF/VF local LF slot number to actual LF slot
> number is required only for accessing perf LF registers.
> CPT AF global registers access do not require any LF
> slot number.
> 
> Also there is no reason CPT PF/VF to know actual lf's register
> offset.
> 
> Fixes: bc35e28af789 ("octeontx2-af: replace cpt slot with lf id on reg write")
> Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>
> ---

Hi Bharat,

It would be very nice to have links (to lore) to earlier version and
descriptions of what has changed between versions here.

Using b4 to manage patch submissions will help with this.