From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
To: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@marvell.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sburla@marvell.com,
vburru@marvell.com, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
hgani@marvell.com, andrew@lunn.ch, srasheed@marvell.com
Subject: Re: [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: fix VF MAC address lifecycle handling
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:40:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250917144031.GM394836@horms.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250916133207.21737-1-sedara@marvell.com>
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 06:32:07AM -0700, Sathesh B Edara wrote:
> Currently, VF MAC address info is not updated when the MAC address is
> configured from VF, and it is not cleared when the VF is removed. This
> leads to stale or missing MAC information in the PF, which may cause
> incorrect state tracking or inconsistencies when VFs are hot-plugged
> or reassigned.
>
> Fix this by:
> - storing the VF MAC address in the PF when it is set from VF
> - clearing the stored VF MAC address when the VF is removed
>
> This ensures that the PF always has correct VF MAC state.
>
> Fixes: cde29af9e68e ("octeon_ep: add PF-VF mailbox communication")
> Signed-off-by: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@marvell.com>
> ---
> Changes:
> V2:
> - Commit header format corrected.
Thanks for the update.
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-17 14:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-16 13:32 [net PATCH v2] octeon_ep: fix VF MAC address lifecycle handling Sathesh B Edara
2025-09-17 14:40 ` Simon Horman [this message]
2025-09-17 23:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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