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From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ixgbe: support multicast promiscuous mode
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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 13:37:52 +0000
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On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 03:51:25AM +0000, Wang, Xiao W wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > > > +
> > > > +	err = mbx->ops.write_posted(hw, msgbuf, 2, 0);
> > > > +	if (err)
> > > > +		return err;
> > > > +
> > > > +	err = mbx->ops.read_posted(hw, msgbuf, 2, 0);
> > >
> > > Is it more reasonable to read a message of size 1 than 2? Pf side only
> > > write 1 word into mbx.
> > Thanks for the comment. But actually PF writes 16 words into the mbx, and 2
> > words have meaning.
> > Word0 is used to check ack/nack. PF uses word1 to write the xcast_mode back.
> > I don't check the word1 because I don't see the necessary:)
> > 
> > >
> 
> OK, I learned that kernel PF put 2 words into mbx for this message.
> 
> Acked-by: Xiao Wang <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/rel_16_04

/Bruce