From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D39FC433FE for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2022 12:37:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230200AbiKAMhr (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Nov 2022 08:37:47 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:52032 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229945AbiKAMhq (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Nov 2022 08:37:46 -0400 Received: from mga14.intel.com (mga14.intel.com [192.55.52.115]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D09417E19; Tue, 1 Nov 2022 05:37:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=intel.com; i=@intel.com; q=dns/txt; s=Intel; t=1667306265; x=1698842265; h=from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:date: message-id:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=MC0hjxXwoWGv6hRCe3TqMTJ1teb2vm+7SSO2Mzd4qB4=; b=b3tR/HnLlOSBd3EpImSkLYXbXS335z+Y5vxqEB+B/eBimpt9br/KRMzd KXo9RHNt5Lp7qp6tfyfxdN0UD44UMaXOfrUKdEIafQ79nEw/r4Jwx5yrp b8sIt06vHvNOwpAJGSjZ3J3HkgmDvfHaxoym23USPRRzP4MA1ID5sbW3e pWGbRuPmRWFEiSwEqaC/5jjAyvu1OTHtZdwyS3yvWGHOsRXajDMV9cT8q GRpEnpp4lzGYDuxwpfHzm29XsAbXnbTltxzWPOi9iC4sMBbAiJgdJpZMX EAGNN1SDzQsTM+rs8NVgjKGVC7HS2E8CsORv9kWPntZCrlrePL0cwASfk w==; X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6500,9779,10517"; a="309122722" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.95,230,1661842800"; d="scan'208";a="309122722" Received: from fmsmga001.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.23]) by fmsmga103.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 01 Nov 2022 05:37:45 -0700 X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6500,9779,10517"; a="776480659" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.95,230,1661842800"; d="scan'208";a="776480659" Received: from rsimofi-mobl.ger.corp.intel.com (HELO localhost) ([10.252.30.2]) by fmsmga001-auth.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 01 Nov 2022 05:37:42 -0700 From: Jani Nikula To: Cai Huoqing Cc: kuba@kernel.org, "David S. Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Paolo Abeni , Zhengchao Shao , SeongJae Park , Bin Chen , netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] net: hinic: Add control command support for VF PMD driver in DPDK In-Reply-To: <20221101121734.GA6389@chq-T47> Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - Westendinkatu 7, 02160 Espoo References: <20221101060358.7837-1-cai.huoqing@linux.dev> <20221101060358.7837-2-cai.huoqing@linux.dev> <87iljz7y0n.fsf@intel.com> <20221101121734.GA6389@chq-T47> Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:37:39 +0200 Message-ID: <87a65a97fw.fsf@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 01 Nov 2022, Cai Huoqing wrote: > On 01 11=E6=9C=88 22 12:46:32, Jani Nikula wrote: >> On Tue, 01 Nov 2022, Cai Huoqing wrote: >> > HINIC has a mailbox for PF-VF communication and the VF driver >> > could send port control command to PF driver via mailbox. >> > >> > The control command only can be set to register in PF, >> > so add support in PF driver for VF PMD driver control >> > command when VF PMD driver work with linux PF driver. >> > >> > Then there is no need to add handlers to nic_vf_cmd_msg_handler[], >> > because the host driver just forwards it to the firmware. >> > Actually the firmware works on a coprocessor MGMT_CPU(inside the NIC) >> > which will recv and deal with these commands. >> > >> > Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing >>=20 >> Out of curiosity, what exactly compelled you to Cc me on this particular >> patch? I mean there aren't a whole lot of places in the kernel that >> would be more off-topic for me. :) > run ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl this patch in net-next > then get your email > Jani Nikula (commit_signer:1/8=3D12%) > Maybe you have some commits in net subsystem ? A grand total of 3 commits in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ two years ago, adding 3 const keywords, nowhere near of what you're changing. get_maintainer.pl is utterly broken to suggest I should be Cc'd. BR, Jani. >>=20 >> BR, >> Jani. >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center --=20 Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center