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From: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] RFC: implement VF reset for i40e,
 e1000 and ixgbe
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:04:42 +0100
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On Tue, 2017-10-24 at 18:17 -0700, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 10/24/2017 6:16 AM, luca.boccassi@gmail.com wrote:
> > From: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
> >=20
> > These patches were originally sent by Wenzhuo Lu:
> >=20
> > http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14009/
> > http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14010/
> > http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/14011/
> >=20
> > The current rte_eth_dev_reset API does not correctly reset the VF
> > when the PF flaps on the host. With these patches, at least the
> > ixgbe
> > driver with a X540 card (Linux kernel 4.9 on the host) appears to
> > work correctly.
> > The test is as simple ip link down/up on the host, and then check
> > that
> > traffic still flows through the VF in the guest.
> >=20
> > I am not an expert in these PMDs hence the RFC mark - I would like
> > to
> > ask for feedback and help from the PMD maintainers and developers.
> >=20
> > Thanks!
> >=20
> > Luca Boccassi (3):
> > =C2=A0 net/i40e: implement VF reset
> > =C2=A0 net/e1000: implement VF reset
> > =C2=A0 net/ixgbe: implement VF reset
>=20
> Hi Luca,
>=20
> Is this set targets this release?
> Would you mind deferring this to next release, taking account that we
> are so
> close to release?
>=20
> Thanks,
> ferruh

Hi Ferruh,

Yes of course, actually not even the next release as it really needs
feedback from the PMD developers/maintainers.
I've marked it as RFC on patchwork as well, is that all that's needed?

--=20
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi