RE: [PATCH net-next 03/15] net/mlx5e: psp: Remove unneeded ref counting for PSP steering

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Subject: [PATCH net-next 03/15] net/mlx5e: psp: Remove unneeded ref
counting for PSP steering

From: Cosmin Ratiu <redacted>

PSP steering uses reference counting for TX and RX steering tables,
but there's only a single reference for each acquired and thus the
reference counting is unnecessary.

Remove it and consolidate functions to simplify the code.

Signed-off-by: Cosmin Ratiu <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
---
 .../mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c         | 129 +++++------------
-
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c

b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
index d4686b5af776..a69c4e2821e9 100644

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/psp.c

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct mlx5e_psp_tx {
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *ft;
 	struct mlx5_flow_group *fg;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;