netdev - Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Do not reallocate all ntuple filters

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Message-ID: <20250508185731.GO3339421@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 19:57:31 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@...vell.com>
Cc: andrew+netdev@...n.ch, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, gakula@...vell.com,
	hkelam@...vell.com, sgoutham@...vell.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Do not reallocate all ntuple filters

On Wed, May 07, 2025 at 10:42:56PM +0530, Subbaraya Sundeep wrote:
> If ntuple filters count is modified followed by
> unicast filters count using devlink then the ntuple count
> set by user is ignored and all the ntuple filters are
> being reallocated. Fix this by storing the ntuple count
> set by user using devlink.
> 
> Fixes: 39c469188b6d ("octeontx2-pf: Add ucast filter count configurability via devlink.")
> Signed-off-by: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@...vell.com>

Hi Subbaraya,

I am wondering if this is more of a but fix or more of a cleanup.

If it is a bug then I think an explanation of how it manifests is
warranted, and the patch should be targeted at net. If not, the Fixes tag
should be dropped, and the patch should be targeted at net-next.

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