netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Start completion queue negotiation at server-provided optimum values

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Message-Id: <20161109.185255.1523462856860673479.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:52:55 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Start completion queue negotiation at
 server-provided optimum values

From: John Allen <jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:28 -0600

> Use the opt_* fields to determine the starting point for negotiating the
> number of tx/rx completion queues with the vnic server. These contain the
> number of queues that the vnic server estimates that it will be able to
> allocate. While renegotiation may still occur, using the opt_* fields will
> reduce the number of times this needs to happen and will prevent driver
> probe timeout on systems using large numbers of ibmvnic client devices per
> vnic port.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Allen <jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied, thanks.