From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steve Hodgson Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] netlink: Increase netlink dump skb message size Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:46:40 +0100 Message-ID: <4DB83A60.5040102@solarflare.com> References: <20110425220157.2012.96707.stgit@gitlad.jf.intel.com> <1303799597.2747.214.camel@edumazet-laptop> <20110425.235600.104065244.davem@davemloft.net> <43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F0755018DC497D4@orsmsx508.amr.corp.intel.com> <1303834864.3358.58.camel@edumazet-laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: "Rose, Gregory V" , David Miller , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "bhutchings@solarflare.com" To: Eric Dumazet Return-path: Received: from exchange.solarflare.com ([216.237.3.220]:59138 "EHLO exchange.solarflare.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759326Ab1D0Pqn (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:46:43 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1303834864.3358.58.camel@edumazet-laptop> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/27/2011 04:24 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote: > Le mardi 26 avril 2011 =C3=A0 09:12 -0700, Rose, Gregory V a =C3=A9cr= it : > >> I'm fine with however you folks want to approach this, just give me = some direction. > > I would just try following patch : > This allows the sfc driver to use 102 VFs, up from the current limit of= =20 45 VFs. It's unfortunate that this patch isn't sufficient to allow all 127 VFs=20 to be used, but whilst we wait for a new netlink api this is an=20 improvement worth having. I'd like to see this patch committed. Thanks Eric, - Steve