Re: [PATCH net-next 06/10] mlx4: Avoid resetting MLX4_INTFF_BONDING per driver

From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Tue Aug 08 2023 - 15:31:06 EST


On Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 05:05:23PM +0200, Petr Pavlu wrote:
> The mlx4_core driver has a logic that allows a sub-driver to set the
> MLX4_INTFF_BONDING flag which then causes that function mlx4_do_bond()
> asks the sub-driver to fully re-probe a device when its bonding
> configuration changes.
>
> Performing this operation is disallowed in mlx4_register_interface()
> when it is detected that any mlx4 device is multifunction (SRIOV). The
> code then resets MLX4_INTFF_BONDING in the driver flags.
>
> Move this check directly into mlx4_do_bond(). It provides a better
> separation as mlx4_core no longer directly modifies the sub-driver flags
> and it will allow to get rid of explicitly keeping track of all mlx4
> devices by the intf.c code when it is switched to an auxiliary bus.
>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Leon Romanovsky <leon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/intf.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>

Thanks,
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>