Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] i40e: return false from i40e_reset_vf if reset is in progress

[Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>]

On 5/16/2025 2:47 AM, Robert Malz wrote:
> The function i40e_vc_reset_vf attempts, up to 20 times, to handle a
> VF reset request, using the return value of i40e_reset_vf as an indicator
> of whether the reset was successfully triggered. Currently, i40e_reset_vf
> always returns true, which causes new reset requests to be ignored if a
> different VF reset is already in progress.
> 
> This patch updates the return value of i40e_reset_vf to reflect when
> another VF reset is in progress, allowing the caller to properly use
> the retry mechanism.
> 
> Fixes: 52424f974bc5 ("i40e: Fix VF hang when reset is triggered on another VF")
> Signed-off-by: Robert Malz <robert.malz@canonical.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 6 +++---
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> index 1120f8e4bb67..2f1aa18bcfb8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> @@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ static void i40e_cleanup_reset_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf)
>    * @vf: pointer to the VF structure
>    * @flr: VFLR was issued or not
>    *
> - * Returns true if the VF is in reset, resets successfully, or resets
> - * are disabled and false otherwise.
> + * Returns true if reset was performed successfully or if resets are
> + * disabled. False if reset is already in progress.

nit but if we are editing this, let's make kdoc happy. Please start with 
Return: or Returns:

Thanks,
Tony

>    **/
>   bool i40e_reset_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf, bool flr)
>   {
> @@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ bool i40e_reset_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf, bool flr)
>   
>   	/* If VF is being reset already we don't need to continue. */
>   	if (test_and_set_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_RESETTING, &vf->vf_states))
> -		return true;
> +		return false;
>   
>   	i40e_trigger_vf_reset(vf, flr);
>