Merge branch 'upstream-16.11-stable' into 16.11.x

[deb_dpdk.git] / drivers / net / ixgbe / base / ixgbe_mbx.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_mbx.c
index 042e5cc..2785bba 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_mbx.c
@@ -444,17 +444,6 @@ STATIC s32 ixgbe_write_mbx_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 *msg, u16 size,
        for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
                IXGBE_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_VFMBMEM, i, msg[i]);
 
-       /*
-        * Complete the remaining mailbox data registers with zero to reset
-        * the data sent in a previous exchange (in either side) with the PF,
-        * including exchanges performed by another Guest OS to which that VF
-        * was previously assigned.
-        */
-       while (i < hw->mbx.size) {
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_VFMBMEM, i, 0);
-               i++;
-       }
-
        /* update stats */
        hw->mbx.stats.msgs_tx++;
 
@@ -693,17 +682,6 @@ STATIC s32 ixgbe_write_mbx_pf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 *msg, u16 size,
        for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
                IXGBE_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_PFMBMEM(vf_number), i, msg[i]);
 
-       /*
-        * Complete the remaining mailbox data registers with zero to reset
-        * the data sent in a previous exchange (in either side) with the VF,
-        * including exchanges performed by another Guest OS to which that VF
-        * was previously assigned.
-        */
-       while (i < hw->mbx.size) {
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_PFMBMEM(vf_number), i, 0);
-               i++;
-       }
-
        /* Interrupt VF to tell it a message has been sent and release buffer*/
        IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_PFMAILBOX(vf_number), IXGBE_PFMAILBOX_STS);