Re: [PATCH net-next v7 2/5] net: napi: add CPU affinity to napi_config

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Tue,  4 Feb 2025 15:06:19 -0700 Ahmed Zaki wrote:
> + *	@irq_affinity_auto: driver wants the core to manage the IRQ affinity.

"manage" is probably too strong? "store" or "remember" ?
Your commit message explains it quite nicely.

> + *			    Set by netif_enable_irq_affinity(), then driver must
> + *			    create persistent napi by netif_napi_add_config()
> + *			    and finally bind napi to IRQ (netif_napi_set_irq).
> + *
>   *	@rx_cpu_rmap_auto: driver wants the core to manage the ARFS rmap.
>   *	                   Set by calling netif_enable_cpu_rmap().
>   *
> @@ -2402,6 +2406,7 @@ struct net_device {
>  	struct lock_class_key	*qdisc_tx_busylock;
>  	bool			proto_down;
>  	bool			threaded;
> +	bool			irq_affinity_auto;
>  	bool			rx_cpu_rmap_auto;
>  
>  	/* priv_flags_slow, ungrouped to save space */
> @@ -2662,6 +2667,11 @@ static inline void netdev_set_ml_priv(struct net_device *dev,
>  	dev->ml_priv_type = type;
>  }
>  
> +static inline void netif_enable_irq_affinity(struct net_device *dev)

Similar here, "enable affinity" is a bit strong.

netif_remember_irq_affinity() would be more accurate IMHO

> +{
> +	dev->irq_affinity_auto = true;
> +}