netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v10 4/7] ixgbevf: Add a RETA query code

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Message-ID: <1427787344.2497.112.camel@jtkirshe-mobl>
Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:35:44 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Vlad Zolotarov <vladz@...udius-systems.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	avi@...udius-systems.com, gleb@...udius-systems.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v10 4/7] ixgbevf: Add a RETA query code

On Mon, 2015-03-30 at 21:35 +0300, Vlad Zolotarov wrote:
> We will currently support only 82599 and x540 deviced. Support for
> other devices
> will be added later.
> 
>    - Added a new API version support.
>    - Added the query implementation in the ixgbevf.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Zolotarov <vladz@...udius-systems.com>
> ---
> New in v10:
>    - Expose the _locked function in the vf.h interface according
>      to the current ixgbevf layering model.
>    - Return EOPNOTSUPP in cases then operation is not supported.
>    - Mask the received RETA according to the VF Rx queues
> configuration.
>    - Added IXGBEVF_82599_RETA_SIZE macro.
> 
> New in v9:
>    - Reduce the support to 82599 and x540 devices only.
>    - Improvements in RETA query code:
>       - Implement a "compression" of VF's RETA contents: pass only 2
> bits
>         per-entry.
>       - RETA querying is done in a single mailbox operation thanks to
> compression.
> 
> New in v8:
>    - Protect mailbox with a spinlock.
> 
> New in v7:
>    - Add ixgbe_mbox_api_12 case in ixgbevf_set_num_queues().
>    - Properly expand HW RETA into the ethtool buffer.
> 
> New in v6:
>    - Add a proper return code when an operation is blocked by PF.
> 
> New in v3:
>    - Adjusted to the new interface IXGBE_VF_GET_RETA command.
>    - Added a proper support for x550 devices.
> 
> New in v1 (compared to RFC):
>    - Use "if-else" statement instead of a "switch-case" for a single
> option case
>      (in ixgbevf_get_reta()).
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h      |  1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c |  5 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.h          |  4 ++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c           | 70
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h           |  1 +
>  5 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Thanks Vlad, applied to my queue.
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