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[net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: Clear VF info at PF when VF driver is removed

From: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@marvell.com>
Date: 2025-09-16 13:12:48
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Subsystem: networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers: Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds

When a VF (Virtual Function) driver is removed, the PF (Physical Function)
driver continues to retain stale VF-specific information. This can lead to
inconsistencies or unexpected behavior when the VF is re-initialized or
reassigned.

This patch ensures that the PF driver clears the corresponding VF info
when the VF driver is removed, maintaining a clean state and preventing
potential issues.

Fixes: cde29af9e68e ("octeon_ep: add PF-VF mailbox communication")
Signed-off-by: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@marvell.com>
---
Changes:
V2:
  - Commit header format corrected.

 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_pfvf_mbox.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_pfvf_mbox.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_pfvf_mbox.c
index ebecdd29f3bd..f2759d2073d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_pfvf_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_pfvf_mbox.c
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ static void octep_pfvf_dev_remove(struct octep_device *oct,  u32 vf_id,
 {
 	int err;
 
+	/* Reset VF-specific information maintained by the PF */
+	memset(&oct->vf_info[vf_id], 0, sizeof(struct octep_pfvf_info));
 	err = octep_ctrl_net_dev_remove(oct, vf_id);
 	if (err) {
 		rsp->s.type = OCTEP_PFVF_MBOX_TYPE_RSP_NACK;
-- 
2.36.0
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