[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/9] net/mlx5: fix setting VF default MAC through representor

[Raslan Darawsheh]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Xueming Li
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2021 4:48 PM
> To: Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com>; Asaf Penso
> <asafp at nvidia.com>; Matan Azrad <matan at nvidia.com>; Shahaf Shuler
> <shahafs at nvidia.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/9] net/mlx5: fix setting VF default MAC
> through representor
> 
> With kernel bonding, there was an error when setting VF MAC address
> through representor. The Netlink api requires ifindex of owner PF, not
> bonding device ifindex.
> 
> Uses owner PF ifindex to modify VF default MAC in case of bonding
> device.
> 
> Fixes: c21e5facf7d2 ("net/mlx5: use bond index for netdev operations")
Missing Cc: stable at dpdk.org
Will be added during integration

Kindest regards
Raslan Darawsheh