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.