[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] virtio: allow running w/o vlan filtering

[Thomas Monjalon]

This is a very old thread which has no conclusion.
Now that we have more experience with virtio, could we try to fix it properly?
	http://dpdk.org/patch/3897/


2015-10-21 15:58, Thomas Monjalon:
> 2015-08-05 12:49, Vincent JARDIN:
> > > Use '--disable-hw-vlan-filter'  in testpmd command line will allow it continue to work.
> > > You can have a try.
> > 
> > Yes, but not using this flag should not imply to exit.
> > 
> > > I am not sure which one is better when app configures one feature but fail to negotiate it with host(which means has
> > > no such capability to support this feature currently).
> > > 1)The driver cheat the app, and continue to do the rest of work(of course need some hints).
> > > 2)give hints and exit, then user re-run app with correct configuration.
> > 
> > Same as Stephen:
> > 
> > 3) give hints of capabilities, do not exit, then user app does whatever 
> > it wants (including exit if needed).
> 
> I would tend to apply this patch but as it was discussed we need some
> clear acknowledgement.
> Huawei?