netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/7] ixgbevf: Add a RETA query code

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:39:14 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Vlad Zolotarov <vladz@...udius-systems.com>
Cc:	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"avi@...udius-systems.com" <avi@...udius-systems.com>,
	"gleb@...udius-systems.com" <gleb@...udius-systems.com>,
	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/7] ixgbevf: Add a RETA query code

On Wed, 2015-03-25 at 11:29 +0200, Vlad Zolotarov wrote:
> On 03/25/15 00:50, Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vlad Zolotarov [mailto:vladz@...udius-systems.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:41 AM
> >> To: Tantilov, Emil S; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> >> Cc: Kirsher, Jeffrey T; avi@...udius-systems.com;
> gleb@...udius-systems.com
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/7] ixgbevf: Add a RETA query code
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 03/24/15 20:12, Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
> >>> BTW - there are other issues with your patches. The indirection
> table seems to come out as all 0s and the VF driver reports link
> down/up when querying it.
> >> Worked just fine to me on x540.
> >> What is your setup? How did u check it? Did u remember to patch
> "ip" tool and enable the querying?
> > The issue with the link is that you do not have proper locking when
> calling the mailbox which is messing up the link check subtask.
> Basically you need to protect the calls to ixgbevf_get_rss_key and
> get_reta with the mbx_lock similar to how the driver does it in all
> cases where the mailbox is called.
> 
> :D Just wrote u the same thing in a reply on your first email...
> Sure. Let me fix it in v8.

Since you will be producing a v8, can you please CC
intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org it is a mailing list we just created
for all Linux kernel patches and kernel development for Intel wired
Ethernet drivers.

We also have a public patchworks project:
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/intel-wired-lan/list/

I had planned on making an announcement on netdev later this week.

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