netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 3/8] ice: use preferred MSIX allocation api

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:45:02 +0000
From:   "Pucha, HimasekharX Reddy" <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@...el.com>
To:     "Raczynski, Piotr" <piotr.raczynski@...el.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC:     "Swiatkowski, Michal" <michal.swiatkowski@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Saleem, Shiraz" <shiraz.saleem@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 3/8] ice: use preferred MSIX
 allocation api

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of Raczynski, Piotr
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 5:55 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: Swiatkowski, Michal <michal.swiatkowski@...el.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; Saleem, Shiraz <shiraz.saleem@...el.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v3 3/8] ice: use preferred MSIX allocation api
>
> Move away from using pci_enable_msix_range/pci_disable_msix and use pci_alloc_irq_vectors/pci_free_irq_vectors instead.
>
> As a result stop tracking msix_entries since with newer API entries are handled by MSIX core. However, due to current design of communication with RDMA driver which accesses ice_pf::msix_entries directly, keep using the array just for RDMA driver use.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Piotr Raczynski <piotr.raczynski@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c  | 29 ++++++++++++++--  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_irq.c  | 40 +++++------------------  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c |  6 ++--
>  3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@...el.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)