fm10k: comment next_vf_mbx flow
authorJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:27:07 +0000 (13:27 -0700)
committerJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:48:17 +0000 (15:48 -0700)
commitada2411d4fce4c55cfe04cdd9ed3dc2c5fe6523a
tree52d3c3998fd9f3d8722ef8d5fa9e7cb5b42bcf30
parent9de15bda37bd9b86378afd82e6fc52e82dc89ac3
fm10k: comment next_vf_mbx flow

Add a header comment explaining why we have the somewhat crazy mailbox
flow. This flow is necessary as it prevents the PF<->SM mailbox from
being flooded by the VF messages, which normally trigger a message to
the PF. This helps prevent the case where we see a PF mailbox timeout.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Acked-by: Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@intel.com>
Tested-by: Krishneil Singh <krishneil.k.singh@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_iov.c