RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 2/2] ixgbe: rename the EMP reset timeout constant

From: Loktionov, Aleksandr

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 05:58:36 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2026 8:55 AM
> To: Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; Kitszel,
> Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@xxxxxxxxx>; andrew+netdev@xxxxxxx;
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> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 2/2] ixgbe: rename the EMP
> reset timeout constant
>
> From: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC is misleading: the value counts 0.5 s
> poll iterations, not seconds, as the comment right above it already
> explains. Rename it to IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_MAX_ITER, which says what
> the value actually is.
>
> Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c
> index 781f13240a0d..15b14c5a7c4e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c
> @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_start(struct
> devlink *devlink, }
>
> /*Wait for 10 sec with 0.5 sec tic. EMPR takes no less than half of a
> sec */
> -#define IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC 20
> +#define IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_MAX_ITER 20
>
> /**
> * ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_finish - finishes EMP reset @@ -464,7
> +464,7 @@ static int ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_finish(struct devlink
> *devlink,
>
> fwsm = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_FWSM(hw));
>
> - if (i++ >= IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC)
> + if (i++ >= IXGBE_DEVLINK_RELOAD_MAX_ITER)
> return -ETIME;
>
> } while (!(fwsm & IXGBE_FWSM_FW_VAL_BIT));
> --
> 2.25.1

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@xxxxxxxxx>