[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 17/17] net/fm10k/base: equest reset when mbx->state changes

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/3/2017 3:17 AM, Qi Zhang wrote:

patch title: s/equest/request

> Multiple IES API resets can cause a race condition where the mailbox
> interrupt request bits can be cleared before being handled. This can
> leave certain mailbox messages from the PF to be untreated and the PF
> will enter in some inactive state. If this situation occurs, the IES API
> will initiate a mailbox version reset which, then, trigger a mailbox
> state change. Once this mailbox transition occurs (from OPEN to CONNECT
> state), a request for reset will be returned.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
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