[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: set kni mac on ioctl_create

[Igor Ryzhov]

Hello.

I rebased a patch and added Suggested-by string.
Check it, please: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/12188/ <http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/12188/>.

Best regards,
Igor

> 18 марта 2016 г., в 5:14, Zhang, Helin <helin.zhang at intel.com> написал(а):
> 
> Hi Sergey
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org <mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org>] On Behalf Of Sergey Balabanov
>> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:06 PM
>> To: dev at dpdk.org <mailto:dev at dpdk.org>
>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: set kni mac on ioctl_create
>> 
>> There is a situation when ioctl returns zero mac address (00:00:00:00:00:00)
>> for just created kni. The situation happens because kni mac is set on 'ipconfig
>> up' event (kni_net_open callback) not on kni creation (kni_ioctl_create).
> Could you help to clarify a bit of the real issue? What's wrong there?
> 
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Sergey Balabanov <balabanovsv at ecotelecom.ru>
>> ---
>> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c | 10 ++++++++++
>> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c  |  9 ---------
>> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
>> b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
>> index 2e9fa89..61f83a0 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
>> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> #include <linux/kthread.h>
>> #include <linux/rwsem.h>
>> +#include <linux/etherdevice.h> /* eth_type_trans */
>> 
>> #include <exec-env/rte_kni_common.h>
>> #include "kni_dev.h"
>> @@ -465,6 +466,15 @@ kni_ioctl_create(unsigned int ioctl_num, unsigned
>> long ioctl_param)
>> 	if (pci)
>> 		pci_dev_put(pci);
>> 
>> +	if (kni->lad_dev)
>> +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, kni->lad_dev->dev_addr,
>> ETH_ALEN);
>> +	else
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Generate random mac address. eth_random_addr() is the
>> newer
>> +		 * version of generating mac address in linux kernel.
>> +		 */
>> +		random_ether_addr(net_dev->dev_addr);
>> +
> A rebase is needed, as a lot of changes after that. Thanks!
> 
> Helin
>> 	ret = register_netdev(net_dev);
>> 	if (ret) {
>> 		KNI_ERR("error %i registering device \"%s\"\n", diff --git
>> a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
>> index ab5add4..b50b4cf 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
>> @@ -70,15 +70,6 @@ kni_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
>> 	struct rte_kni_request req;
>> 	struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(dev);
>> 
>> -	if (kni->lad_dev)
>> -		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, kni->lad_dev->dev_addr,
>> ETH_ALEN);
>> -	else
>> -		/*
>> -		 * Generate random mac address. eth_random_addr() is the
>> newer
>> -		 * version of generating mac address in linux kernel.
>> -		 */
>> -		random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
>> -
>> 	netif_start_queue(dev);
>> 
>> 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
>> --
>> 2.1.4