RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [iwl-net PATCH v3] idpf: change IRQ naming to match netdev and ethtool queue numbering
From: Salin, Samuel
Date: Mon Feb 02 2026 - 13:20:53 EST
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> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [iwl-net PATCH v3] idpf: change IRQ naming to
> match netdev and ethtool queue numbering
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM Brian Vazquez <brianvv@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > The code uses the vidx for the IRQ name but that doesn't match ethtool
> > reporting nor netdev naming, this makes it hard to tune the device and
> > associate queues with IRQs. Sequentially requesting irqs starting from
> > '0' makes the output consistent.
> >
> > This commit changes the interrupt numbering but preserves the name
> > format, maintaining ABI compatibility. Existing tools relying on the
> > old numbering are already non-functional, as they lack a useful
> > correlation to the interrupts.
> >
>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Samuel Salin <Samuel.salin@xxxxxxxxx>