[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 2/3] ethdev: advertise default MAC as retained on device restart

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Oct 10 11:35:28 CEST 2018


10/10/2018 11:05, Andrew Rybchenko:
> On 10/10/18 11:53 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 10/10/2018 09:51, Andrew Rybchenko:
> >> The documentation says MAC addresses array is retained and
> >> it is logical to assume that default MAC address is retained
> >> as well.
> > I'm confused. Default MAC address isn't implied by MAC addresses array?
> 
>  From API point of view it looks as different features (at least for me):
>   - default MAC address is rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set()
>   - MAC addresses array is 
> rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add()/rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove()
> but it is under one umbrella in NIC features (Unicast MAC filter).

Because default MAC address is mac_addrs[0].

> May be it is my misunderstanding.

More doc is better :)
If it can be thought as different features, let's document it as you do.




More information about the dev mailing list