From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Subject: Re: [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:51:37 +0300 Message-ID: <20120404075137.GB22658@redhat.com> References: <20120328054428.34415.75432.stgit@amd-6168-8-1.englab.nay.redhat.com> <20120403.174905.769295608759578804.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, qemu-devel@nongnu.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org To: David Miller Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120403.174905.769295608759578804.davem@davemloft.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: virtualization-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org Errors-To: virtualization-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 05:49:05PM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Jason Wang > 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 > > 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