netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] mlxbf_gige: Enable the GigE port in mlxbf_gige

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Message-ID: <3279f31e-a81a-454c-b3b2-b0dc1559fa85@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:48:01 -0700
From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To: Asmaa Mnebhi <asmaa@...dia.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, olteanv@...il.com
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davthompson@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] mlxbf_gige: Enable the GigE port in
 mlxbf_gige_open



On 9/22/2023 10:36 AM, Asmaa Mnebhi wrote:
> At the moment, the GigE port is enabled in the mlxbf_gige_probe
> function. If the mlxbf_gige_open is not executed, this could cause
> pause frames to increase in the case where there is high backgroud
> traffic. This results in clogging the port.
> So move enabling the OOB port to mlxbf_gige_open.
> 
> Fixes: f92e1869d74e ("Add Mellanox BlueField Gigabit Ethernet driver")
> Signed-off-by: Asmaa Mnebhi <asmaa@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: David Thompson <davthompson@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
-- 
Florian