netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] be2net: don't report EVB for older chipsets when SR-IOV is disabled

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Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:35:52 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ivecera@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sathya.perla@...adcom.com,
	ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com, padmanabh.ratnakar@...adcom.com,
	sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com, somnath.kotur@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] be2net: don't report EVB for older
 chipsets when SR-IOV is disabled

From: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:42:26 +0100

> The EVB (virtual bridge) functionality should be disabled on older BE3
> and Lancer chips if SR-IOV is disabled in the NIC's BIOS. This setting
> is identified by the zero value of total VFs reported by the card.
> The GET_HSW_CONFIG command cannot be used as it is not supported by
> these older chipset's FW.
> 
> v2: added the comment
> 
> Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Padmanabh Ratnakar <padmanabh.ratnakar@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...adcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.