From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ethdev: fix MAC changes when live
 change not supported
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:04:22 +0100
Message-ID: <93c6412d-362f-7285-e02e-1d51f54fb5ae@intel.com>
References: <1535120736-785-1-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
 <1535120736-785-2-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
To: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Return-path: <dev-bounces@dpdk.org>
In-Reply-To: <1535120736-785-2-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
Content-Language: en-US
List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions <dev.dpdk.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/options/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/>
List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>
List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org
Sender: "dev" <dev-bounces@dpdk.org>

On 8/24/2018 3:25 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
> started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
> for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
> in that case.
> 
> This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
> limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
> port starts.
> 
> Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>

Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>