[Raring][SRU][pull-request] patches to update be2net driver

[Bandi,Sarveshwar]

Tim,
   We have completed our regression tests with these patches. We haven't found any issues. Please do the needful to include these patches in 13.04.

Thanks,
Sarvesh

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Gardner [mailto:tim.gardner at canonical.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:37 PM
To: Bandi,Sarveshwar
Cc: Jesse Sung; kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com; YK
Subject: Re: [Raring][SRU][pull-request] patches to update be2net driver

My pull request _is_ based on the latest Raring git tree (master-next).
And yes, if you already have linux-image-extras* installed, then you'll likely need the one from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~rtg/benet ('cause thats where the benet module is packaged)

rtg

On 05/23/2013 11:42 AM, Bandi,Sarveshwar wrote:
> Tim, I usally pull the latest git tree (from raring in this case) and 
> compile the kernel for testing. Would I still need to install 
> linux-image-extras?
> 
> Thanks Sarvesh
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Tim Gardner 
> [mailto:tim.gardner at canonical.com] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:07 
> PM To: Bandi,Sarveshwar Cc: Jesse Sung; kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com; 
> YK Subject: Re: [Raring][SRU][pull-request] patches to update be2net 
> driver
> 
> On 05/23/2013 09:58 AM, Bandi,Sarveshwar wrote:
>> Sorry about the slightly delayed response. Needed to get some 
>> clarification internally.
>> 
>> -	Our hardware could get to customers sometime in next couple of 
>> months. Even adding for delays they might want to try it before
>> 13.10 happens. -	We have standard set of test cases that we execute
>> before we submit the patches against any kernel. The test cases vary 
>> from sanity to some level of regression on all features from basic 
>> ping tests, vlan configurations, jumbo to sriov  (and more).
>> 
>> Thanks, Sarvesh
>> 
> 
> Here is an updated pull request without the 3 patches that I 
> considered unnecessary. There are kernels at 
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~rtg/benet with which I'd like you to perform 
> your regression tests. Don't forget to install
> linux-image-extras* if need be.
> 
> rtg
> 
> The following changes since commit
> 95ab2cb153eda6a2c5f19d5e6506f40850b43cac:
> 
> UBUNTU: SAUCE: uvcvideo: quirk PROBE_DEF for Alienware X51 OmniVision 
> webcam (2013-05-16 12:05:44 -0600)
> 
> are available in the git repository at:
> 
> git://kernel.ubuntu.com/rtg/ubuntu-raring.git benet
> 
> for you to fetch changes up to
> ded3d7e9cff632e746c4c4eabeec167ed13a60ad:
> 
> be2net: Fix to fail probe if MSI-X enable fails for a VF (2013-05-23
> 10:43:10 -0600)
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ajit 
> Khaparde (4): be2net: Fix to use version 2 of cq_create for SkyHawk-R 
> devices be2net: Fix to use 32-bit stats to report rx_drops_no_fragment 
> be2net: Fix to show tx priority pause counter in ethtool -S be2net: 
> Fix to receive Multicast Packets when Promiscuous mode is enabled on 
> certain devices
> 
> Craig Hada (1): be2net: enable IOMMU pass through for be2net
> 
> Gavin Shan (1): benet: Wait f/w POST until timeout
> 
> Ivan Vecera (2): be2net: remove unused variable 'sge' be2net: take 
> care of __vlan_put_tag return value
> 
> Kalesh AP (2): be2net: Use GET_FUNCTION_CONFIG V1 cmd be2net: FLR must 
> be first cmd issued to Lancer FW
> 
> Sarveshwar Bandi (1): be2net: Fix to show wol disabled/enabled state 
> correctly.
> 
> Sathya Perla (4): be2net: fix re-loaded PF driver to re-gain control 
> of its VFs be2net: update driver version to 4.6.x be2net: remove
> BUG_ON() in be_mcc_compl_is_new() be2net: use CSR-BAR SEMAPHORE reg 
> for BE2/BE3
> 
> Somnath Kotur (5): be2net: enable interrupts in be_probe() (RoCE and 
> other ULPs need them) be2net: Use new F/W mailbox cmd to manipulate 
> interrupts. be2net: Fix firmware download for Lancer be2net: avoid
> napi_disable() when it has not been enabled be2net: Fix to fail probe 
> if MSI-X enable fails for a VF
> 
> Suresh Reddy (4): be2net: Add support for setting and getting rx flow 
> hash options be2net: Renamed rx_address_mismatch_errors to 
> rx_address_filtered be2net: Avoid diagnostic test in certain versions 
> of firmware to avoid NIC freeze. be2net: Fixed memory leak
> 
> Vasundhara Volam (5): be2net: Update copyright year be2net: Use
> TXQ_CREATE_V2 cmd be2net: Don't log "Out of MCCQ wrbs" error be2net:
> Avoid flashing BE3 UFI on BE3-R chip. be2net: Use GET_PROFILE_CONFIG
> V1 cmd for BE3-R
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h         |   11 +- 
> drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c    |  338
> ++++++++++++++------- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
> |  112 ++++--- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c |  169
> ++++++++++- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_hw.h      |   13 +- 
> drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c    |  383 
> ++++++++++++++++-------- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.c
> |    2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.h    |    2 +- 8
> files changed, 729 insertions(+), 301 deletions(-)
> 
> rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
> 


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