[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2] ice: add E830 HW VF mailbox message limit support

[Greenwalt, Paul]

On 8/1/2024 8:56 AM, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> From: Paul Greenwalt <paul.greenwalt at intel.com>
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:58:29 -0400
> 
>> E830 adds hardware support to prevent the VF from overflowing the PF
>> mailbox with VIRTCHNL messages. E830 will use the hardware feature
>> (ICE_F_MBX_LIMIT) instead of the software solution ice_is_malicious_vf().
>>
>> To prevent a VF from overflowing the PF, the PF sets the number of
>> messages per VF that can be in the PF's mailbox queue
>> (ICE_MBX_OVERFLOW_WATERMARK). When the PF process a message from a VF,
>> the PF decrements the per VF message count using the E830_MBX_VF_DEC_TRIG
>> register.
> 
> Sorry seems like I didn't add netdev/IWL to my review, could you please
> read and address it?
> 

Sorry Olek, but I don't seem to have your feedback. I will read and
address any feedback you have. Thanks

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Paul Greenwalt <paul.greenwalt at intel.com>
> 
> Thanks,
> Olek