netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/23] bnxt_en: Add support for new 57500 chips.

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Message-Id: <20181015.224755.1778270899971637488.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:47:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     michael.chan@...adcom.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/23] bnxt_en: Add support for new 57500
 chips.

From: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:02:36 -0400

> This patch-set is larger than normal because I wanted a complete series
> to add basic support for the new 57500 chips.  The new chips have the
> following main differences compared to legacy chips:
> 
> 1. Requires the PF driver to allocate DMA context memory as a backing
> store.
> 2. New NQ (notification queue) for interrupt events.
> 3. One or more CP rings can be associated with an NQ.
> 4. 64-bit doorbells.
> 
> Most other structures and firmware APIs are compatible with legacy
> devices with some exceptions.  For example, ring groups are no longer
> used and RSS table format has changed.
> 
> The patch-set includes the usual firmware spec. update, some refactoring
> and restructuring, and adding the new code to add basic support for the
> new class of devices.

Looks good, series applied, thanks Michael.