RE: [PATCH net-next 03/15] net/mlx5e: psp: Remove unneeded ref counting for PSP steering

[Loktionov, Aleksandr]

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> Subject: [PATCH net-next 03/15] net/mlx5e: psp: Remove unneeded ref
> counting for PSP steering
> 
> From: Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> PSP steering uses reference counting for TX and RX steering tables,
> but there's only a single reference for each acquired and thus the
> reference counting is unnecessary.
> 
> Remove it and consolidate functions to simplify the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c         | 129 +++++------------
> -
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
> index d4686b5af776..a69c4e2821e9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
> @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct mlx5e_psp_tx {
>  	struct mlx5_flow_table *ft;
>  	struct mlx5_flow_group *fg;
>  	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;

...

>  }
> 
>  static void mlx5e_accel_psp_fs_cleanup(struct mlx5e_psp_fs *fs)
> --
> 2.44.0

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