netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] ixgbe: Refactor the RSS configuration code.

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Message-ID: <305E19FFAC908240AB6DEBD1E2D8C1E17F812F69@ORSMSX108.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 10 Apr 2015 23:06:58 +0000
From:	"Schmitt, Phillip J" <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>
To:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Vlad Zolotarov <vladz@...udius-systems.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"avi@...udius-systems.com" <avi@...udius-systems.com>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	"gleb@...udius-systems.com" <gleb@...udius-systems.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] ixgbe: Refactor the
 RSS configuration code.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...ts.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Kirsher
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 4:37 PM
> To: Vlad Zolotarov
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; avi@...udius-systems.com; intel-wired-
> lan@...ts.osuosl.org; gleb@...udius-systems.com
> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] ixgbe: Refactor the RSS
> configuration code.
> 
> On Mon, 2015-03-30 at 21:18 +0300, Vlad Zolotarov wrote:
> > This patch is a preparation for enablement of ethtool RSS indirection
> > table and hash key querying. We don't want to read registers every
> > time the RSS info is queried. Therefore we will store its current
> > content in the arrays in the adapter struct and will read it from
> > there (instead of from
> > registers) when requested.
> >
> > Will change the code that writes the indirection table and hash key
> > into the HW registers to take its content from these arrays. This will
> > also simplify the indirection table updating ethtool callback
> > implementation in the future.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Vlad Zolotarov <vladz@...udius-systems.com>
> > ---
> > New in v3:
> >    - Fix the byte ordering in RETA storing.
> >
> > New in v2:
> >    - Some styling fixes.
> >    - Moved macros definitions from ixgbe_type.h to ixgbe.h.
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h      |   9 ++
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 147
> > ++++++++++++++++++--------
> >  2 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
> 
> Thanks Vlad, I have added your patch to my queue.
> --
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue.git
> dev-queue

Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>