netdev - Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 14/15] {IB, net}/mlx5: E-Switch, Use index of rep for vport to IB port mapping

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:42:23 +0000
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bodong Wang <bodong@...lanox.com>,
        Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>,
        Mark Bloch <markb@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 14/15] {IB, net}/mlx5: E-Switch, Use index of
 rep for vport to IB port mapping

On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 07:23:37PM +0000, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> From: Bodong Wang <bodong@...lanox.com>
>
> In the single IB device mode, the mapping between vport number and
> rep relies on a counter. However for dynamic vport allocation, it is
> desired to keep consistent map of eswitch vport and IB port.
>
> Hence, simplify code to remove the free running counter and instead
> use the available vport index during load/unload sequence from the
> eswitch.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bodong Wang <bodong@...lanox.com>
> Suggested-by: Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
> Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>

We are not adding multiple "*-by" for same user, please choose one.

Thanks