Gentle reminder Thanks On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 02:42:52PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote: > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changelog > v8: > * Added "physical/virtual function" words near PF and VF acronyms. > v7: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210301075524.441609-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Rebase on top v5.12-rc1 > * More english fixes > * Returned to static sysfs creation model as was implemented in v0/v1. > v6: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210209133445.700225-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Patch 1: > * English fixes > * Moved pci_vf_set_msix_vec_count() from msi.c to iov.c > * Embedded pci_vf_set_msix_vec_count() into sriov_vf_msix_count_store > * Deleted sriov_vf_msix_count_show > * Deleted vfs_overlay folder > * Renamed functions *_vfs_overlay_* to be *_vf_overlay_* > * Deleted is_supported and attribute_group because it confused people more than > it gave advantage. > * Changed vf_total_msix to be callback > * Patch 3: > * Fixed english as suggested by Bjorn > * Added more explanations to the commit message > * Patch 4: > * Protected enable/disable with capability check > v5: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210126085730.1165673-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Patch 1: > * Added forgotten "inline" keyword when declaring empty functions. > v4: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210124131119.558563-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Used sysfs_emit() instead of sprintf() in new sysfs entries. > * Changed EXPORT_SYMBOL to be EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for pci_iov_virtfn_devfn(). > * Rewrote sysfs registration code to be driven by PF that wants to enable VF > overlay instead of creating to all SR-IOV devices. > * Grouped all such functionality under new "vfs_overlay" folder. > * Combined two PCI patches into one. > v3: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210117081548.1278992-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Renamed pci_set_msix_vec_count to be pci_vf_set_msix_vec_count. > * Added VF msix_cap check to hide sysfs entry if device doesn't support msix. > * Changed "-" to be ":" in the mlx5 patch to silence CI warnings about missing > kdoc description. > * Split differently error print in mlx5 driver to avoid checkpatch warning. > v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210114103140.866141-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Patch 1: > * Renamed vf_msix_vec sysfs knob to be sriov_vf_msix_count > * Added PF and VF device locks during set MSI-X call to protect from parallel > driver bind/unbind operations. > * Removed extra checks when reading sriov_vf_msix, because users will > be able to distinguish between supported/not supported by looking on > sriov_vf_total_msix count. > * Changed all occurrences of "numb" to be "count" > * Changed returned error from EOPNOTSUPP to be EBUSY if user tries to set > MSI-X count after driver already bound to the VF. > * Added extra comment in pci_set_msix_vec_count() to emphasize that driver > should not be bound. > * Patch 2: > * Changed vf_total_msix from int to be u32 and updated function signatures > accordingly. > * Improved patch title > v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210110150727.1965295-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > * Improved wording and commit messages of first PCI patch > * Added extra PCI patch to provide total number of MSI-X vectors > * Prohibited read of vf_msix_vec sysfs file if driver doesn't support write > * Removed extra function definition in pci.h > v0: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210103082440.34994-1-leon@xxxxxxxxxx > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, > > The number of MSI-X vectors is PCI property visible through lspci, that > field is read-only and configured by the device. > > The static assignment of an amount of MSI-X vectors doesn't allow utilize > the newly created VF because it is not known to the device the future load > and configuration where that VF will be used. > > The VFs are created on the hypervisor and forwarded to the VMs that have > different properties (for example number of CPUs). > > To overcome the inefficiency in the spread of such MSI-X vectors, we > allow the kernel to instruct the device with the needed number of such > vectors, before VF is initialized and bounded to the driver. > > Before this series: > [root@server ~]# lspci -vs 0000:08:00.2 > 08:00.2 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5 Virtual Function] > .... > Capabilities: [9c] MSI-X: Enable- Count=12 Masked- > > Configuration script: > 1. Start fresh > echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:08\:00.0/sriov_numvfs > modprobe -q -r mlx5_ib mlx5_core > 2. Ensure that driver doesn't run and it is safe to change MSI-X > echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:08\:00.0/sriov_drivers_autoprobe > 3. Load driver for the PF > modprobe mlx5_core > 4. Configure one of the VFs with new number > echo 2 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:08\:00.0/sriov_numvfs > echo 21 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:08\:00.2/sriov_vf_msix_count > > After this series: > [root@server ~]# lspci -vs 0000:08:00.2 > 08:00.2 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5 Virtual Function] > .... > Capabilities: [9c] MSI-X: Enable- Count=21 Masked- > > Thanks > > Leon Romanovsky (4): > PCI: Add a sysfs file to change the MSI-X table size of SR-IOV VFs > net/mlx5: Add dynamic MSI-X capabilities bits > net/mlx5: Dynamically assign MSI-X vectors count > net/mlx5: Implement sriov_get_vf_total_msix/count() callbacks > > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci | 29 +++++ > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 6 ++ > .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h | 12 +++ > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c | 73 +++++++++++++ > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sriov.c | 48 ++++++++- > drivers/pci/iov.c | 102 ++++++++++++++++-- > drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c | 3 +- > drivers/pci/pci.h | 3 +- > include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h | 11 +- > include/linux/pci.h | 8 ++ > 10 files changed, 284 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > -- > 2.30.2 >
