netdev - Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: Clear VF info at PF when VF driver is removed

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Message-ID: <20250917143903.GL394836@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:39:03 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@...vell.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Satananda Burla <sburla@...vell.com>,
	Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@...vell.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	"kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
	"pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Haseeb Gani <hgani@...vell.com>, "andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: Clear VF info at PF
 when VF driver is removed

On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 12:24:22PM +0000, Sathesh B Edara wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 06:12:25AM -0700, Sathesh B Edara wrote:
> > > When a VF (Virtual Function) driver is removed, the PF (Physical
> > > Function) driver continues to retain stale VF-specific information.
> > > This can lead to inconsistencies or unexpected behavior when the VF is
> > > re-initialized or reassigned.
> > >
> > > This patch ensures that the PF driver clears the corresponding VF info
> > > when the VF driver is removed, maintaining a clean state and
> > > preventing potential issues.
> > >
> > > Fixes: cde29af9e68e ("octeon_ep: add PF-VF mailbox communication")
> > > Signed-off-by: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@...vell.com>
> > > ---
> > > Changes:
> > > V2:
> > >   - Commit header format corrected.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I feel that I must be missing something terribly obvious.
> > But this patch seems to be a subset of the one at the link below.
> > 
> You're absolutely right — apologies for the confusion. I mistakenly sent the wrong patch and so marked its state as 'Not Applicable'.
>  Please disregard this patch.

Thanks, understood.