netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bnx2: Fix bandwidth allocation for some MF modes

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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:28:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ariel.Elior@...gic.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnx2: Fix bandwidth allocation for some MF
 modes

From: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 08:28:25 +0300

> Management firmware tells driver in case bandwidth configuration for
> a specific function exists, but [regretably] the same field has different
> meanings depending on the multi-function mode - it can either be
> a percentile value or an actual speed.
> 
> For newer multi-function modes current logic is incorrect -
> driver understands values as actual speeds instead of percentages,
> causing the resulting chip configuration to be incorrect.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
> ---
> Hi Dave,
> 
> This is actually a bug fix - but as some of the targeted multi-function
> modes exists only in 'net-next' at this time, I'm designating this fix
> to 'net-next' as well.
> 
> Please consider applying this one.

Applied to net-next, thanks.
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