[PATCH V3 1/2] net/mlx5: update how MAC address bit-fields are used
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Aug 25 16:54:25 CEST 2025
25/08/2025 16:13, Gavin Li:
> Previously, mac_own was a bit-field indicating the MAC addresses owned by
> the PMD, specifically marking those added to VFs by the PMD and allowing
> them to be flushed during exit.
>
> With this commit, the bit-field now applies to all MAC addresses added by
> the PMD, including those for PF, VF, and SFs. The process for flushing MAC
> addresses added to VFs by the PMD remains unchanged.
To be clear, there is no behaviour change in this patch?
You should mention the goal of this patch (preparation of a fix for multicast).
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