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* [PATCH net-next v5 0/8] ibmvnic: Update TX pool and TX routines
@ 2018-03-17  1:00 Thomas Falcon
  2018-03-17  1:00 ` [PATCH net-next v5 1/8] ibmvnic: Generalize TX pool structure Thomas Falcon
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From: Thomas Falcon @ 2018-03-17  1:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev; +Cc: jallen, nfont, davem, Thomas Falcon

This patch restructures the TX pool data structure and provides a
separate TX pool array for TSO transmissions. This is already used
in some way due to our unique DMA situation, namely that we cannot
use single DMA mappings for packet data. Previously, both buffer
arrays used the same pool entry. This restructuring allows for
some additional cleanup in the driver code, especially in some
places in the device transmit routine.

In addition, it allows us to more easily track the consumer
and producer indexes of a particular pool. This has been
further improved by better tracking of in-use buffers to
prevent possible data corruption in case an invalid buffer
entry is used.

v5: Fix bisectability mistake in the first patch. Removed
    TSO-specific data in a later patch when it is no longer used.

v4: Fix error in 7th patch that causes an oops by using
    the older fixed value for number of buffers instead
    of the respective field in the tx pool data structure

v3: Forgot to update TX pool cleaning function to handle new data
    structures. Included 7th patch for that.

v2: Fix typo in 3/6 commit subject line

Thomas Falcon (8):
  ibmvnic: Generalize TX pool structure
  ibmvnic: Update and clean up reset TX pool routine
  ibmvnic: Update release TX pool routine
  ibmvnic: Update TX pool initialization routine
  ibmvnic: Update TX and TX completion routines
  ibmvnic: Improve TX buffer accounting
  ibmvnic: Update TX pool cleaning routine
  ibmvnic: Remove unused TSO resources in TX pool structure

 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 275 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h |   8 +-
 2 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

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2.15.0

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2018-03-17  1:00 ` [PATCH net-next v5 5/8] ibmvnic: Update TX and TX completion routines Thomas Falcon
2018-03-17  1:00 ` [PATCH net-next v5 6/8] ibmvnic: Improve TX buffer accounting Thomas Falcon
2018-03-17  1:00 ` [PATCH net-next v5 7/8] ibmvnic: Update TX pool cleaning routine Thomas Falcon
2018-03-17  1:00 ` [PATCH net-next v5 8/8] ibmvnic: Remove unused TSO resources in TX pool structure Thomas Falcon
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