Messages in this thread | | | From | Vamsi Krishna Attunuru <> | Subject | RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] misc: mrvl-cn10k-dpi: add Octeon CN10K DPI administrative driver | Date | Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:59:00 +0000 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2024 4:37 PM > To: Vamsi Krishna Attunuru <vattunuru@marvell.com> > Cc: arnd@arndb.de; Jerin Jacob <jerinj@marvell.com>; linux- > kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] misc: mrvl-cn10k-dpi: add Octeon > CN10K DPI administrative driver > > Prioritize security for external emails: Confirm sender and content safety > before clicking links or opening attachments > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 11:20:11AM -0700, Vamsi Attunuru wrote: > > Adds a misc driver for Marvell CN10K DPI(DMA Engine) device's physical > > function which initializes DPI DMA hardware's global configuration and > > enables hardware mailbox channels between physical function (PF) and > > it's virtual functions (VF). VF device drivers (User space drivers) > > use this hw mailbox to communicate any required device configuration > > on it's respective VF device. Accordingly, this DPI PF driver > > provisions the VF device resources. > > > > At the hardware level, the DPI physical function (PF) acts as a > > management interface to setup the VF device resources, VF devices are > > only provisioned to handle or control the actual DMA Engine's data transfer > capabilities. > > > > Signed-off-by: Vamsi Attunuru <vattunuru@marvell.com> > > --- > > Changes V5 -> V6: > > - Updated documentation > > The documentation for where to find the userspace code needs to be in the > documentation file, not buried in a comment here in a changelog section that > will never show up anywhere.
Sure, I will add the details in documentation file and resend. I assumed like you wanted the user space code references for the review purpose, so mentioned as separately.
Thanks Vamsi > > thanks, > > greg k-h
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