Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Nov 2022 20:17:34 +0800 | From | Cai Huoqing <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] net: hinic: Add control command support for VF PMD driver in DPDK |
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On 01 11月 22 12:46:32, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Tue, 01 Nov 2022, Cai Huoqing <cai.huoqing@linux.dev> wrote: > > HINIC has a mailbox for PF-VF communication and the VF driver > > could send port control command to PF driver via mailbox. > > > > The control command only can be set to register in PF, > > so add support in PF driver for VF PMD driver control > > command when VF PMD driver work with linux PF driver. > > > > Then there is no need to add handlers to nic_vf_cmd_msg_handler[], > > because the host driver just forwards it to the firmware. > > Actually the firmware works on a coprocessor MGMT_CPU(inside the NIC) > > which will recv and deal with these commands. > > > > Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <cai.huoqing@linux.dev> > > Out of curiosity, what exactly compelled you to Cc me on this particular > patch? I mean there aren't a whole lot of places in the kernel that > would be more off-topic for me. :) run ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl this patch in net-next then get your email Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com> (commit_signer:1/8=12%) Maybe you have some commits in net subsystem ? > > BR, > Jani. > > > -- > Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center
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