[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/8] support reset of VF link

[Zhe Tao]

If the PF link is down and up, VF link will not work
accordingly.
This patch set addes the support of VF link reset. So, when VF
receices the messges of physical link down/up. APP can reset the
VF link and let it recover.

PS: This patch set is splitted from a previous patch set, *automatic
link recovery on ixgbe/igb VF*, and it's base on the patch set
*support mailbox interruption on ixgbe/igb VF*.

Wenzhuo Lu (6):
  lib/librte_ether: support device reset
  lib/librte_ether: defind RX/TX lock mode
  ixgbe: RX/TX with lock on VF
  ixgbe: implement device reset on VF
  igb: RX/TX with lock on VF
  igb: implement device reset on VF

Zhe Tao (2):
  i40e: RX/TX with lock on VF
  i40e: implement device reset on VF

v1:
  Added the implementation for the VF reset functionality.  
v2:
  Changed the i40e related operations during VF reset.  
v3:
  Resent the patches because of the mail sent issue.  
v4:
  Removed some VF reset emulation code.  

 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst |  14 +++
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h       | 126 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c         | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c           | 148 +++++++++-----------------------
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c         |   4 +-
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h         |   5 ++
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c      | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c           |  55 ++++++++----
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h           |  34 ++++++++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c       | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h       |  32 ++++++-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c         | 116 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h         |  13 +++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c     |   6 ++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c          |  17 ++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h          |  76 +++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map |   7 ++
 17 files changed, 895 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)

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