netdev - Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 1/4] RDMA/mlx5: Remove pcie_relaxed_ordering

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Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:18:29 -0700
From:   Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
CC:     Avihai Horon <avihaih@...dia.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Meir Lichtinger" <meirl@...lanox.com>,
        Michael Guralnik <michaelgur@...lanox.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        Shay Drory <shayd@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 1/4] RDMA/mlx5: Remove
 pcie_relaxed_ordering_enabled() check for RO write



On 4/10/2023 6:07 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> From: Avihai Horon <avihaih@...dia.com>
> 
> pcie_relaxed_ordering_enabled() check was added to avoid a syndrome when
> creating a MKey with relaxed ordering (RO) enabled when the driver's
> relaxed_ordering_{read,write} HCA capabilities are out of sync with FW.
> 
> While this can happen with relaxed_ordering_read, it can't happen with
> relaxed_ordering_write as it's set if the device supports RO write,
> regardless of RO in PCI config space, and thus can't change during
> runtime.
> 
> Therefore, drop the pcie_relaxed_ordering_enabled() check for
> relaxed_ordering_write while keeping it for relaxed_ordering_read.
> Doing so will also allow the usage of RO write in VFs and VMs (where RO
> in PCI config space is not reported/emulated properly).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Avihai Horon <avihaih@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Shay Drory <shayd@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>