netdev - Re: [PATCH net] qed: Correct MSI-x for storage

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Message-Id: <20170406.133548.1690250143569260286.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Yuval.Mintz@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] qed: Correct MSI-x for storage

From: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...ium.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 21:20:11 +0300

> When qedr is enabled, qed would try dividing the msi-x vectors between
> L2 and RoCE, starting with L2 and providing it with sufficient vectors
> for its queues.
> 
> Problem is qed would also do that for storage partitions, and as those
> don't need queues it would lead qed to award those partitions with 0
> msi-x vectors, causing them to believe theye're using INTa and
> preventing them from operating.
> 
> Fixes: 51ff17251c9c ("qed: Add support for RoCE hw init")
> Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...ium.com>

Applied, thanks.