From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
To: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@marvell.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Satananda Burla <sburla@marvell.com>,
Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com>,
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Haseeb Gani <hgani@marvell.com>,
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Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@marvell.com>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: Clear VF info at PF when VF driver is removed
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:39:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250917143903.GL394836@horms.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CO1PR18MB47473C9867B184DDDB51E1C5D817A@CO1PR18MB4747.namprd18.prod.outlook.com>
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@marvell.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.
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-16 13:12 [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: Clear VF info at PF when VF driver is removed Sathesh B Edara
2025-09-17 11:55 ` Simon Horman
2025-09-17 12:24 ` [EXTERNAL] " Sathesh B Edara
2025-09-17 14:39 ` Simon Horman [this message]
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