Re: [PATCH 3/4] soc: marvell: rvu-pf: Add mailbox communication btw RVU VFs and PF.
From: Alexander Sverdlin
Date: Sat Sep 21 2024 - 18:22:28 EST
Hi Anshumali!
On Fri, 2024-09-20 at 16:53 +0530, Anshumali Gaur wrote:
> RVU PF shares a dedicated memory region with each of it's VFs.
> This memory region is used to establish communication between them.
> Since Admin function (AF) handles resource management, PF doesn't
> process the messages sent by VFs. It acts as an intermediary device
> process the messages sent by VFs. It acts as an intermediary device.
> Hardware doesn't support direct communication between AF and VFs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anshumali Gaur <agaur@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/soc/marvell/rvu_gen_pf/gen_pf.c | 437 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/soc/marvell/rvu_gen_pf/gen_pf.h | 2 +
> 2 files changed, 439 insertions(+)
--
Alexander Sverdlin.