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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, qemu-devel@nongnu.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:51:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120404075137.GB22658@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120403.174905.769295608759578804.davem@davemloft.net>

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 05:49:05PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:44:28 +0800
> 
> > As hypervior does not have the knowledge of guest network configuration, it's
> > better to ask guest to send gratuitous packets when needed.
> > 
> > Guest tests VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE bit during config change interrupt and when it
> > is set, a workqueue is scheduled to send gratuitous packet through
> > NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS. This feature is negotiated through bit
> > VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE.
>  ...
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> 
> Michael and others, what's the story with this patch?

It's a new feature so it will be 3.5 material when it's ready.
Sent some comments for now.

Thanks,
MST


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> Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization

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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: jasowang@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	qemu-devel@nongnu.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:51:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120404075137.GB22658@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120403.174905.769295608759578804.davem@davemloft.net>

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 05:49:05PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:44:28 +0800
> 
> > As hypervior does not have the knowledge of guest network configuration, it's
> > better to ask guest to send gratuitous packets when needed.
> > 
> > Guest tests VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE bit during config change interrupt and when it
> > is set, a workqueue is scheduled to send gratuitous packet through
> > NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS. This feature is negotiated through bit
> > VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE.
>  ...
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> 
> Michael and others, what's the story with this patch?

It's a new feature so it will be 3.5 material when it's ready.
Sent some comments for now.

Thanks,
MST


> _______________________________________________
> Virtualization mailing list
> Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, jasowang@redhat.com,
	qemu-devel@nongnu.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:51:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120404075137.GB22658@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120403.174905.769295608759578804.davem@davemloft.net>

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 05:49:05PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:44:28 +0800
> 
> > As hypervior does not have the knowledge of guest network configuration, it's
> > better to ask guest to send gratuitous packets when needed.
> > 
> > Guest tests VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE bit during config change interrupt and when it
> > is set, a workqueue is scheduled to send gratuitous packet through
> > NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS. This feature is negotiated through bit
> > VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE.
>  ...
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> 
> Michael and others, what's the story with this patch?

It's a new feature so it will be 3.5 material when it's ready.
Sent some comments for now.

Thanks,
MST


> _______________________________________________
> Virtualization mailing list
> Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization

  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-04  7:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-28  5:44 [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed Jason Wang
2012-03-28  5:44 ` [Qemu-devel] " Jason Wang
2012-04-03 21:49 ` David Miller
2012-04-03 21:49   ` [Qemu-devel] " David Miller
2012-04-03 21:49   ` David Miller
2012-04-04  7:51   ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2012-04-04  7:51     ` [Qemu-devel] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-04  7:51     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-04  7:49 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-04  7:49   ` [Qemu-devel] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-04  7:49   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-05  5:56   ` Jason Wang
2012-04-05  5:56     ` [Qemu-devel] " Jason Wang
2012-04-05  5:56     ` Jason Wang
2012-04-05  6:37     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-05  6:37       ` [Qemu-devel] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-04-05  6:37       ` Michael S. Tsirkin

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