netdev - [PATCH net-next 06/11] nfp: run representor TX locklessly

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Message-Id: <20181128062458.12087-7-jakub.kicinski@netronome.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:24:53 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 06/11] nfp: run representor TX locklessly

Our representors are software devices built on top of the PF
vNIC, the only state they have are per-cpu stats, so make
the TX run locklessly.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Reviewed-by: John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
index c09b893c30dd..769fb5210aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ int nfp_repr_init(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	SWITCHDEV_SET_OPS(netdev, &nfp_port_switchdev_ops);
 
+	netdev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
+
 	if (nfp_app_has_tc(app)) {
 		netdev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 		netdev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_HW_TC;
-- 
2.17.1