RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] misc: mrvl-cn10k-dpi: add Octeon CN10K DPI administrative driver

[Vamsi Krishna Attunuru]

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> From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] misc: mrvl-cn10k-dpi: add Octeon
> CN10K DPI administrative driver
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> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 11:20:11AM -0700, Vamsi Attunuru wrote:
> > Adds a misc driver for Marvell CN10K DPI(DMA Engine) device's physical
> > function which initializes DPI DMA hardware's global configuration and
> > enables hardware mailbox channels between physical function (PF) and
> > it's virtual functions (VF). VF device drivers (User space drivers)
> > use this hw mailbox to communicate any required device configuration
> > on it's respective VF device. Accordingly, this DPI PF driver
> > provisions the VF device resources.
> >
> > At the hardware level, the DPI physical function (PF) acts as a
> > management interface to setup the VF device resources, VF devices are
> > only provisioned to handle or control the actual DMA Engine's data transfer
> capabilities.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Vamsi Attunuru <vattunuru@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes V5 -> V6:
> > - Updated documentation
> 
> The documentation for where to find the userspace code needs to be in the
> documentation file, not buried in a comment here in a changelog section that
> will never show up anywhere.

Sure, I will add the details in documentation file and resend. I assumed like you wanted the user space code references for the review purpose, so mentioned as separately.

Thanks
Vamsi
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h