netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] mlx4: Enable single ported VFs over IB ports

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Date:	Sun, 24 May 2015 23:13:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, matanb@...lanox.com, dledford@...hat.com,
	amirv@...lanox.com, talal@...lanox.com, jackm@....mellanox.co.il
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] mlx4: Enable single ported VFs over IB
 ports

From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 15:14:04 +0300

> This series further enhances the support for mlx4 single ported VFs 
> introduced in 3.15 to work over IB ports too. 
> 
> Just as quick reminder, the ConnectX3 device family exposes one PCI device 
> which serves both ports. 
> 
> This can be non-optimal under virtualization schemes where the admin
> would like the VF to expose one interface to the VM, etc.
> 
> Since all the VF interaction with the firmware passes through the PF
> driver, we can emulate to the VF they have one port, and further create
> a set of the VFs which act on port1 of the device and another set which
> acts on port2.

Series applied, thanks.
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