[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] RFC: implement VF reset for i40e, e1000 and ixgbe

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 10/24/2017 6:16 AM, luca.boccassi at gmail.com wrote:
> From: Luca Boccassi <bluca at debian.org>
> 
> These patches were originally sent by Wenzhuo Lu:
> 
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14009/
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14010/
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14011/
> 
> The current rte_eth_dev_reset API does not correctly reset the VF
> when the PF flaps on the host. With these patches, at least the ixgbe
> driver with a X540 card (Linux kernel 4.9 on the host) appears to
> work correctly.
> The test is as simple ip link down/up on the host, and then check that
> traffic still flows through the VF in the guest.
> 
> I am not an expert in these PMDs hence the RFC mark - I would like to
> ask for feedback and help from the PMD maintainers and developers.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Luca Boccassi (3):
>   net/i40e: implement VF reset
>   net/e1000: implement VF reset
>   net/ixgbe: implement VF reset

Hi Luca,

Is this set targets this release?
Would you mind deferring this to next release, taking account that we are so
close to release?

Thanks,
ferruh

> 
>  drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c    | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h    |  3 ++
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c      | 11 +++++++
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h      |  4 +++
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c  | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h  |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c    | 12 ++++++--
>  8 files changed, 192 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>