[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40evf: add multicast MAC address filtering

[Zhang, Qi Z]

Hi Ferruh:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:01 PM
> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; Olivier Matz
> <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>; dev at dpdk.org; Xing, Beilei
> <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40evf: add multicast MAC address
> filtering
> 
> On 3/27/2018 2:51 PM, Zhang, Qi Z wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Olivier Matz
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:36 PM
> >> To: dev at dpdk.org; Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z
> >> <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
> >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40evf: add multicast MAC address
> >> filtering
> >>
> >> Add support the set_mc_addr_list device operation in the i40evf PMD.
> >>
> >> The configured addresses are stored in the device private area, so
> >> they can be flushed before adding new ones.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> >
> > Acked-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> >
> > Thanks for enable this!
> 
> Hi Qi,
> 
> This feature was already documented as supported in i40e_vf.ini which
> seems wrong but now it is supported.
> 
> i40e also documents this feature as supported, can you please check if the
> feature is supported there and update i40e.ini if required?

Do you mean

" Multicast MAC filter = Y" ?

My understanding is, though i40e PF/VF doesn't support set_mc_addr_list, but we still can use mac_addr_add to add a multi cast address, so we still have that flag on in i40e.ini.

Regards
Qi

> 
> Thanks,
> ferruh