From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Cc: Eli Cohen <elic@nvidia.com>,
"virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org"
<virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-next v3 0/6] vdpa: enable user to set mac, mtu
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:51:03 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210816165029-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACGkMEvqOBL40h7wRq9atZ=L6DwR_CuSE_ZTZ4aMHnuSxNbKSw@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 03:05:31PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > So I don’t see them as mutually exclusive capability.
>
> Yes, we probably need both.
>
> CVQ for post creation configuration and netlink API for provisioning.
To note when host wants to change post provisioning it will also use
netlink I guess.
> >
> > > but it's being used all over and Linux has a specific API to
> > > generate random MAC addresses: eth_hw_addr_random().
>
> Yes, but it uses local assignment bit, management may want use others.
>
> Thanks
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Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-16 19:11 [PATCH linux-next v3 0/6] vdpa: enable user to set mac, mtu Parav Pandit
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 1/6] vdpa: Introduce and use vdpa device get, set config helpers Parav Pandit
2021-06-22 7:08 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 2/6] vdpa: Introduce query of device config layout Parav Pandit
2021-06-22 7:20 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-22 14:03 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-23 4:08 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-23 4:22 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-24 5:43 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-24 6:29 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-24 7:05 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-24 7:59 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-25 3:28 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-25 6:45 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-28 5:03 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-28 10:56 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-29 3:52 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-29 9:49 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-30 4:31 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-30 6:03 ` Parav Pandit
2021-07-01 3:34 ` Jason Wang
2021-07-01 7:00 ` Parav Pandit
2021-07-01 7:43 ` Jason Wang
2021-07-02 6:04 ` Parav Pandit
2021-07-05 4:35 ` Jason Wang
2021-07-06 17:07 ` Parav Pandit
2021-07-07 4:03 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-28 22:39 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-06-29 3:41 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-29 20:01 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-06-30 3:46 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 3/6] vdpa: Enable user to set mac and mtu of vdpa device Parav Pandit
2021-06-22 7:43 ` Jason Wang
2021-06-22 14:09 ` Parav Pandit
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 4/6] vdpa_sim_net: Enable user to set mac address and mtu Parav Pandit
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 5/6] vdpa/mlx5: Support configuration of MAC Parav Pandit
2021-06-16 19:11 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 6/6] vdpa/mlx5: Forward only packets with allowed MAC address Parav Pandit
2021-08-05 9:57 ` [PATCH linux-next v3 0/6] vdpa: enable user to set mac, mtu Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-05 10:13 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-05 12:05 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-06 2:50 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-06 8:42 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-06 8:55 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-09 3:07 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-09 3:13 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-09 3:29 ` Jason Wang
[not found] ` <20210809052121.GA209158@mtl-vdi-166.wap.labs.mlnx>
2021-08-09 5:42 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
[not found] ` <20210809055748.GA210406@mtl-vdi-166.wap.labs.mlnx>
2021-08-09 6:01 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
[not found] ` <20210809060746.GA210718@mtl-vdi-166.wap.labs.mlnx>
2021-08-09 6:10 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-09 7:05 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-16 20:51 ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2021-08-09 9:40 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-09 9:51 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-16 20:54 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-18 3:14 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-18 4:31 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-18 4:36 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-19 4:18 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-18 17:33 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-08-19 4:22 ` Jason Wang
2021-08-19 5:23 ` Parav Pandit via Virtualization
2021-08-19 7:15 ` Jason Wang
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