Re: [External] : [v7, net-next 08/10] bng_en: Register rings with the firmware

[ALOK TIWARI <alok.a.tiwari@oracle.com>]

On 9/12/2025 1:05 AM, Bhargava Marreddy wrote:
> +int hwrm_ring_free_send_msg(struct bnge_net *bn,
> +			    struct bnge_ring_struct *ring,
> +			    u32 ring_type, int cmpl_ring_id)
> +{
> +	struct hwrm_ring_free_input *req;
> +	struct bnge_dev *bd = bn->bd;
> +	int rc;
> +
> +	rc = bnge_hwrm_req_init(bd, req, HWRM_RING_FREE);
> +	if (rc)
> +		goto exit;
> +
> +	req->cmpl_ring = cpu_to_le16(cmpl_ring_id);
> +	req->ring_type = ring_type;

req->ring_type is a u8, but u32 ring_type uses here
since the enums (0x0, ->0x5) fit in 8 bits
That is not a mismatch but it is misleading.
it can use u8 ?

> +	req->ring_id = cpu_to_le16(ring->fw_ring_id);
> +
> +	bnge_hwrm_req_hold(bd, req);
> +	rc = bnge_hwrm_req_send(bd, req);
> +	bnge_hwrm_req_drop(bd, req);
> +exit:
> +	if (rc) {
> +		netdev_err(bd->netdev, "hwrm_ring_free type %d failed. rc:%d\n", ring_type, rc);
> +		return -EIO;
> +	}
> +	return 0;
> +}


Thanks,
Alok