netdev - [PATCH v2 net-next 4/6] bnx2x: no error when RSS configuration fails

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Date:	Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:57:10 +0200
From:	Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<ariele@...adcom.com>, Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 net-next 4/6] bnx2x: no error when RSS configuration fails

It's possible for VMs with older versions of bnx2x to run over a hypervisor
with latest driver. If a VF in such a VM does not support RSS configuration,
the PF driver in the hypervisor will print an error message to system logs.

This changes the error message into a debug message, as this is very likely
a false alarm for an older VF (i.e., VF manages to work properly; PF simply
cannot configure the additional queues for it).

Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
index efa8a15..c7aaf5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
@@ -800,14 +800,18 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_config_rss(struct bnx2x *bp,
 	}
 
 	if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		BNX2X_ERR("failed to send rss message to PF over Vf PF channel %d\n",
-			  resp->hdr.status);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+		/* Since older drivers don't support this feature (and VF has
+		 * no way of knowing other than failing this), don't propagate
+		 * an error in this case.
+		 */
+		DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV,
+		   "Failed to send rss message to PF over VF-PF channel [%d]\n",
+		   resp->hdr.status);
 	}
 out:
 	bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int bnx2x_vfpf_set_mcast(struct net_device *dev)
-- 
1.8.1.227.g44fe835

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