netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/10] bnxt_en: Add NPAR 1.2 and TPH support

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Message-ID: <CACKFLi=FK2HYy-QZ-cYxArnurGa8F+KDcA=QC=nj5dO=mWzvaw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 00:13:32 -0800
From: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
To: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, 
	pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com, andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com, 
	michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com, horms@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/10] bnxt_en: Add NPAR 1.2 and TPH support

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 03, 2025 at 04:45:59PM -0800, Michael Chan wrote:
> > The first patch adds NPAR 1.2 support.  Patches 2 to 10 add TPH
> > (TLP Processing Hints) support.  These TPH driver patches are new
> > revisions originally posted as part of the TPH PCI patch series.
> > Additional driver refactoring has been done so that we can free
> > and allocate RX completion ring and the TX rings if the channel is
> > a combined channel.  We also add napi_disable() and napi_enable()
> > during queue_stop() and queue_start() respectively, and reset for
> > error handling in queue_start().
>
> > Manoj Panicker (1):
> >   bnxt_en: Add TPH support in BNXT driver
> >
> > Michael Chan (5):
> >   bnxt_en: Set NAPR 1.2 support when registering with firmware
>
> Is it NPAR (as in subject and cover letter above) or NAPR (as in this
> patch subject)?

Yes, should be NPAR.

>
> What is it?  Would be nice to have it expanded and a spec reference if
> available.

It stands for Network Interface Card Partitioning.  Basically
multi-functions sharing the same network port.

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/storage-and-ethernet-connectivity/ethernet-nic-controllers/bcm957xxx/adapters/Configuration-adapter/npar--configuration-and-use-case-example.html

I will fix the typo and add the description.  Thanks.

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