netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] ibmvnic: drop bad optimization in reuse_rx

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Date:   Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:20:10 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, brking@...ux.ibm.com, drt@...ux.ibm.com,
        ricklind@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] ibmvnic: drop bad optimization in reuse_rx_pools()

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:48:35 -0800 you wrote:
> When trying to decide whether or not reuse existing rx/tx pools
> we tried to allow a range of values for the pool parameters rather
> than exact matches. This was intended to reuse the resources for
> instance when switching between two VIO servers with different
> default parameters.
> 
> But this optimization is incomplete and breaks when we try to
> change the number of queues for instance. The optimization needs
> to be updated, so drop it for now and simplify the code.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,1/2] ibmvnic: drop bad optimization in reuse_rx_pools()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/0584f4949609
  - [net,2/2] ibmvnic: drop bad optimization in reuse_tx_pools()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5b08560181b5

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