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

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Message-ID: <CAAeCc_nV7MYqeMYmjg=E4AJyTBW9QEfoK-4C4Ujcpas6zhJePg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:35:19 +0530
From: Bharat Bhushan <bharatb.linux@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>, 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, 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 Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 5:58 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:02:37 +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.
>
> You need to add examples of features which are broken without this fix
> into the commit message.

okay, will update below to commit message

"    Without this fix microcode loading will fail, VFs cannot be created
    and hardware is not usable.
"

Thanks
-Bharat

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