[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] i40e: fix the issue of port initialization failure

[Zhang, Helin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richardson, Bruce
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:31 AM
> To: Zhang, Helin <helin.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] i40e: fix the issue of port initialization failure
> 
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 01:32:59PM +0800, Helin Zhang wrote:
> > Workaround for the issue of cannot processing adminq commands during
> > initialization, when 2x40G or 4x10G is receiving packets in highest
> > throughput. Register 0x002698a8 and 0x002698ac should be cleared at
> > first, and restored with the default values at the end. No more
> > details, as they are not exposed registers.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang at intel.com>
> 
> Hi Helin,
> 
> can you please add an appropriately "fixes" line to the patch, since the subject
> explicitly calls it out as a bug-fix. Also, the words "the issue" in the subject can
> be removed as they don't add value. It would also be worthwhile referencing
> the adminq in the subject too, since that is the failure being reported. How
> about:
> 
> 	"i40e: fix adminq failure on port init"

Oh, sorry, I forgot this patch.
Firmware finally fixed it in FVL5, and we need to use new AQ commands for reading/writing some registers.
So I will drop this patch. Thanks!

Regards,
Helin

> 
> Regards,
> /Bruce