[PATCH 2/2] NVMe: Implement PCI-e reset notification callback

Learner learner.study at gmail.com
Mon Apr 21 19:45:17 PDT 2014


But Won't resetting from a VF impact functionality of other VFs?

On Apr 21, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Keith Busch <keith.busch at intel.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 2014, Learner Study wrote:
>> Hi Keith,
>> 
>> I think NVMe Reset should apply to PF mode driver only, and not to VF
>> mode driver.
>> Is that understanding correct? Does the NVMe driver know which mode
>> its running in?
> 
> Oh, this driver doesn't enable SR-IOV and has no PF/VF awareness. Shame
> on us, I'll add it to my list unless someone beats me to it.
> 
> Still, I think we'd like to be able to reset a VF if only because it
> gets the queues back to a pristine state. A VF reset should not affect
> any of the other functions.



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