[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/bonding: add add/remove mac addrs

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:27:16 +0300
Alex Kiselev <alex at therouter.net> wrote:

> +/*
> + * Remove additional MAC addresses from the slave
> + */
> +int
> +slave_remove_mac_addresses(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
> +		uint16_t slave_port_id)
> +{
> +	int i, ret;
> +	struct ether_addr *mac_addr;
> +
> +	/* add additional MACs to the slave */
> +	for (i = 1; i < BOND_MAX_MAC_ADDRS; i++) {
> +		mac_addr = &bonded_eth_dev->data->mac_addrs[i];
> +		if (is_same_ether_addr(mac_addr, &null_mac_addr))
> +			break;
> +
> +		ret = rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(slave_port_id, mac_addr);
> +		if (ret < 0)
> +			return ret;
> +	}

Not sure this is the best semantic if remove fails on one of many
slaves. Perhaps it should always remove it from all slaves.

Or maybe a first pass to see if the address exists, then
a no-fail removal pass.