[iwl-next,v3,0/3] IDPF Virtchnl: Enhance error reporting & fix locking/workqueue issues

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Brian Vazquez Dec. 12, 2024, 11:33 p.m. UTC

This patch series addresses several IDPF virtchnl issues:

* Improved error reporting for better diagnostics.
* Fixed locking sequence in virtchnl message handling to avoid potential race conditions.
* Converted idpf workqueues to unbound to prevent virtchnl processing delays under heavy load.

Previously, CPU-bound kworkers for virtchnl processing could be starved,
leading to transaction timeouts and connection failures.
This was particularly problematic when IRQ traffic and user space processes contended for the same CPU. 

By making the workqueues unbound, we ensure virtchnl processing is not tied to a specific CPU,
improving responsiveness even under high system load.

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V3:
 - Taking over Manoj's v2 series
 - Dropped "idpf: address an rtnl lock splat in tx timeout recovery
   path" it needs more rework and will be submitted later
 - Addresed nit typo
 - Addresed checkpatch.pl errors and warnings
V2:
 - Dropped patch from Willem
 - RCS/RCT variable naming
 - Improved commit message on feedback
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[e-mail]/T/


Manoj Vishwanathan (2):
  idpf: Acquire the lock before accessing the xn->salt
  idpf: add more info during virtchnl transaction time out

Marco Leogrande (1):
  idpf: convert workqueues to unbound

 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c     | 15 ++++++++++-----
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)