[PATCH v3 7/9] vhost: add net status feature to VDUSE

Maxime Coquelin maxime.coquelin at redhat.com
Tue Sep 29 15:27:17 CEST 2026



On 9/29/26 12:53 PM, Eugenio Pérez wrote:
> From: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>
> 
> Enable the VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS feature for VDUSE devices.
> This allows the device to report link status (e.g.,
> VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP). It also allows the device to signal the driver
> that it needs to send gratuitous ARP with VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma at redhat.com>
> ---
>   lib/vhost/vduse.c | 1 +
>   lib/vhost/vduse.h | 3 ++-
>   2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
FWIW:
Reviewed-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>

Thanks,
Maxime



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