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* [PATCH v2 0/2] make mac programming for virtio net more robust
@ 2013-01-16  5:56 akong
  2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] move virtnet_send_command() above virtnet_set_mac_address() akong
  2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr akong
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: akong @ 2013-01-16  5:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst; +Cc: kvm, netdev, qemu-devel, virtualization, davem

From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>

Currenly mac is programmed byte by byte. This means that we
have an intermediate step where mac is wrong. 

Second patch introduced a new vq control command to set mac
address in one time.

V2: check return of sending command, delay eth_mac_addr()

Amos Kong (2):
  move virtnet_send_command() above virtnet_set_mac_address()
  virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr

 drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |   8 ++-
 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

-- 
1.7.11.7

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* [PATCH v2 1/2] move virtnet_send_command() above virtnet_set_mac_address()
  2013-01-16  5:56 [PATCH v2 0/2] make mac programming for virtio net more robust akong
@ 2013-01-16  5:57 ` akong
  2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr akong
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: akong @ 2013-01-16  5:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst; +Cc: rusty, qemu-devel, kvm, virtualization, netdev, davem

From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>

We will send vq command to set mac address in virtnet_set_mac_address()
a little fix of coding style

Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index a6fcf15..395ab4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -753,6 +753,50 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Send command via the control virtqueue and check status.  Commands
+ * supported by the hypervisor, as indicated by feature bits, should
+ * never fail unless improperly formated.
+ */
+static bool virtnet_send_command(struct virtnet_info *vi, u8 class, u8 cmd,
+				 struct scatterlist *data, int out, int in)
+{
+	struct scatterlist *s, sg[VIRTNET_SEND_COMMAND_SG_MAX + 2];
+	struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr ctrl;
+	virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = ~0;
+	unsigned int tmp;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Caller should know better */
+	BUG_ON(!virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) ||
+		(out + in > VIRTNET_SEND_COMMAND_SG_MAX));
+
+	out++; /* Add header */
+	in++; /* Add return status */
+
+	ctrl.class = class;
+	ctrl.cmd = cmd;
+
+	sg_init_table(sg, out + in);
+
+	sg_set_buf(&sg[0], &ctrl, sizeof(ctrl));
+	for_each_sg(data, s, out + in - 2, i)
+		sg_set_buf(&sg[i + 1], sg_virt(s), s->length);
+	sg_set_buf(&sg[out + in - 1], &status, sizeof(status));
+
+	BUG_ON(virtqueue_add_buf(vi->cvq, sg, out, in, vi, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0);
+
+	virtqueue_kick(vi->cvq);
+
+	/* Spin for a response, the kick causes an ioport write, trapping
+	 * into the hypervisor, so the request should be handled immediately.
+	 */
+	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vi->cvq, &tmp))
+		cpu_relax();
+
+	return status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;
+}
+
 static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -819,51 +863,6 @@ static void virtnet_netpoll(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Send command via the control virtqueue and check status.  Commands
- * supported by the hypervisor, as indicated by feature bits, should
- * never fail unless improperly formated.
- */
-static bool virtnet_send_command(struct virtnet_info *vi, u8 class, u8 cmd,
-				 struct scatterlist *data, int out, int in)
-{
-	struct scatterlist *s, sg[VIRTNET_SEND_COMMAND_SG_MAX + 2];
-	struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr ctrl;
-	virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = ~0;
-	unsigned int tmp;
-	int i;
-
-	/* Caller should know better */
-	BUG_ON(!virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) ||
-		(out + in > VIRTNET_SEND_COMMAND_SG_MAX));
-
-	out++; /* Add header */
-	in++; /* Add return status */
-
-	ctrl.class = class;
-	ctrl.cmd = cmd;
-
-	sg_init_table(sg, out + in);
-
-	sg_set_buf(&sg[0], &ctrl, sizeof(ctrl));
-	for_each_sg(data, s, out + in - 2, i)
-		sg_set_buf(&sg[i + 1], sg_virt(s), s->length);
-	sg_set_buf(&sg[out + in - 1], &status, sizeof(status));
-
-	BUG_ON(virtqueue_add_buf(vi->cvq, sg, out, in, vi, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0);
-
-	virtqueue_kick(vi->cvq);
-
-	/*
-	 * Spin for a response, the kick causes an ioport write, trapping
-	 * into the hypervisor, so the request should be handled immediately.
-	 */
-	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vi->cvq, &tmp))
-		cpu_relax();
-
-	return status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;
-}
-
 static void virtnet_ack_link_announce(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 {
 	rtnl_lock();
-- 
1.7.11.7


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* [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr
  2013-01-16  5:56 [PATCH v2 0/2] make mac programming for virtio net more robust akong
  2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] move virtnet_send_command() above virtnet_set_mac_address() akong
@ 2013-01-16  5:57 ` akong
  2013-01-16  6:20   ` Jason Wang
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: akong @ 2013-01-16  5:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst; +Cc: rusty, qemu-devel, kvm, virtualization, netdev, davem

From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>

Currently we write MAC address to pci config space byte by byte,
this means that we have an intermediate step where mac is wrong.
This patch introduced a new control command to set MAC address
in one time.

VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is a new feature bit for compatibility.

Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
 include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |  8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 395ab4f..c8901b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -802,16 +802,25 @@ static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
 	int ret;
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	struct scatterlist sg;
 
-	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC))
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR)) {
+		sg_init_one(&sg, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
+		if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC,
+					  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET,
+					  &sg, 1, 0)) {
+			dev_warn(&vdev->dev,
+				 "Failed to set mac address by vq command.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC)) {
 		vdev->config->set(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config, mac),
-		                  dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
+				  addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
+	}
+	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *virtnet_stats(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1627,6 +1636,7 @@ static unsigned int features[] = {
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ,
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN,
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ,
+	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR,
 };
 
 static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
index 848e358..a5a8c88 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 					 * network */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ	22	/* Device supports Receive Flow
 					 * Steering */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23	/* Set MAC address */
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP	1	/* Link is up */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE	2	/* Announcement is needed */
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ typedef __u8 virtio_net_ctrl_ack;
  #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOBCAST      5
 
 /*
- * Control the MAC filter table.
+ * Control the MAC
  *
  * The MAC filter table is managed by the hypervisor, the guest should
  * assume the size is infinite.  Filtering should be considered
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ typedef __u8 virtio_net_ctrl_ack;
  * first sg list contains unicast addresses, the second is for multicast.
  * This functionality is present if the VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX feature
  * is available.
+ *
+ * The ADDR_SET command requests one out scatterlist, it contains a
+ * 6 bytes MAC address. This functionality is present if the
+ * VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR feature is available.
  */
 struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
 	__u32 entries;
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC    1
  #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_TABLE_SET        0
+ #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET         1
 
 /*
  * Control VLAN filtering
-- 
1.7.11.7

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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr
  2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr akong
@ 2013-01-16  6:20   ` Jason Wang
  2013-01-16  8:24     ` Amos Kong
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Jason Wang @ 2013-01-16  6:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: virtualization; +Cc: kvm, mst, netdev, qemu-devel, davem

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 01:57:01 PM akong@redhat.com wrote:
> From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> 
> Currently we write MAC address to pci config space byte by byte,
> this means that we have an intermediate step where mac is wrong.
> This patch introduced a new control command to set MAC address
> in one time.
> 
> VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is a new feature bit for compatibility.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |  8 +++++++-
>  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 395ab4f..c8901b6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -802,16 +802,25 @@ static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device
> *dev, void *p) struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
>  	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
>  	int ret;
> +	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
> +	struct scatterlist sg;
> 
> -	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> -
> -	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC))
> +	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR)) {
> +		sg_init_one(&sg, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> +		if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC,
> +					  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET,
> +					  &sg, 1, 0)) {
> +			dev_warn(&vdev->dev,
> +				 "Failed to set mac address by vq command.\n");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC)) {
>  		vdev->config->set(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config, mac),
> -		                  dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
> +				  addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> +	}
> +	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> 

The you will the validity check in eth_mac_addr which may result a wrong mac 
address to be set in the hardware (or is there any check in qemu) and a 
inconsistency bettween what kernel assumes and qemu has.

You can take a look at netvsc driver that calls eth_mac_addr() first and 
restore the software mac address when fail to enforce it to hardware.

Thanks
> -	return 0;
> +	return ret;
>  }
> 
>  static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *virtnet_stats(struct net_device *dev,
> @@ -1627,6 +1636,7 @@ static unsigned int features[] = {
>  	VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ,
>  	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN,
>  	VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ,
> +	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR,
>  };
> 
>  static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h index 848e358..a5a8c88 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
>  					 * network */
>  #define VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ	22	/* Device supports Receive Flow
>  					 * Steering */
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23	/* Set MAC address */
> 
>  #define VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP	1	/* Link is up */
>  #define VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE	2	/* Announcement is needed */
> @@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ typedef __u8 virtio_net_ctrl_ack;
>   #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOBCAST      5
> 
>  /*
> - * Control the MAC filter table.
> + * Control the MAC
>   *
>   * The MAC filter table is managed by the hypervisor, the guest should
>   * assume the size is infinite.  Filtering should be considered
> @@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ typedef __u8 virtio_net_ctrl_ack;
>   * first sg list contains unicast addresses, the second is for multicast.
>   * This functionality is present if the VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX feature
>   * is available.
> + *
> + * The ADDR_SET command requests one out scatterlist, it contains a
> + * 6 bytes MAC address. This functionality is present if the
> + * VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR feature is available.
>   */
>  struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
>  	__u32 entries;
> @@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
> 
>  #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC    1
>   #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_TABLE_SET        0
> + #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET         1
> 
>  /*
>   * Control VLAN filtering

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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr
  2013-01-16  6:20   ` Jason Wang
@ 2013-01-16  8:24     ` Amos Kong
  2013-01-16  8:36       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Amos Kong @ 2013-01-16  8:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jason Wang; +Cc: virtualization, mst, kvm, netdev, qemu-devel, davem

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 02:20:39PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 01:57:01 PM akong@redhat.com wrote:
> > From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> > 
> > Currently we write MAC address to pci config space byte by byte,
> > this means that we have an intermediate step where mac is wrong.
> > This patch introduced a new control command to set MAC address
> > in one time.
> > 
> > VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is a new feature bit for compatibility.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
> >  include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |  8 +++++++-
> >  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > index 395ab4f..c8901b6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > @@ -802,16 +802,25 @@ static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device
> > *dev, void *p) struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> >  	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
> >  	int ret;
> > +	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
> > +	struct scatterlist sg;
> > 
> > -	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> > -	if (ret)
> > -		return ret;
> > -
> > -	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC))
> > +	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR)) {
> > +		sg_init_one(&sg, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> > +		if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC,
> > +					  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET,
> > +					  &sg, 1, 0)) {
> > +			dev_warn(&vdev->dev,
> > +				 "Failed to set mac address by vq command.\n");
> > +			return -EINVAL;
> > +		}
> > +	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC)) {
> >  		vdev->config->set(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config, mac),
> > -		                  dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
> > +				  addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> > +	}
> > +	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> > 
> 
> The you will the validity check in eth_mac_addr which may result a wrong mac 
> address to be set in the hardware (or is there any check in qemu) and a 
> inconsistency bettween what kernel assumes and qemu has.
> 
> You can take a look at netvsc driver that calls eth_mac_addr() first and 
> restore the software mac address when fail to enforce it to hardware.

Thanks for the catching, I will move eth_mac_addr() back to above,
just restore addr if fail to send command.

I will also use DEFINE_PROP_BIT to fix migration issue, thanks.
 
> Thanks
> > -	return 0;
> > +	return ret;
> >  }



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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr
  2013-01-16  8:24     ` Amos Kong
@ 2013-01-16  8:36       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael S. Tsirkin @ 2013-01-16  8:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Amos Kong; +Cc: kvm, netdev, qemu-devel, virtualization, davem

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 04:24:47PM +0800, Amos Kong wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 02:20:39PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 01:57:01 PM akong@redhat.com wrote:
> > > From: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> > > 
> > > Currently we write MAC address to pci config space byte by byte,
> > > this means that we have an intermediate step where mac is wrong.
> > > This patch introduced a new control command to set MAC address
> > > in one time.
> > > 
> > > VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is a new feature bit for compatibility.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <akong@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
> > >  include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |  8 +++++++-
> > >  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > index 395ab4f..c8901b6 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > @@ -802,16 +802,25 @@ static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device
> > > *dev, void *p) struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > >  	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
> > >  	int ret;
> > > +	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
> > > +	struct scatterlist sg;
> > > 
> > > -	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> > > -	if (ret)
> > > -		return ret;
> > > -
> > > -	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC))
> > > +	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR)) {
> > > +		sg_init_one(&sg, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> > > +		if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC,
> > > +					  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_ADDR_SET,
> > > +					  &sg, 1, 0)) {
> > > +			dev_warn(&vdev->dev,
> > > +				 "Failed to set mac address by vq command.\n");
> > > +			return -EINVAL;
> > > +		}
> > > +	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC)) {
> > >  		vdev->config->set(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config, mac),
> > > -		                  dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
> > > +				  addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
> > > +	}
> > > +	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
> > > 
> > 
> > The you will the validity check in eth_mac_addr which may result a wrong mac 
> > address to be set in the hardware (or is there any check in qemu) and a 
> > inconsistency bettween what kernel assumes and qemu has.
> > 
> > You can take a look at netvsc driver that calls eth_mac_addr() first and 
> > restore the software mac address when fail to enforce it to hardware.
> 
> Thanks for the catching, I will move eth_mac_addr() back to above,
> just restore addr if fail to send command.
> 
> I will also use DEFINE_PROP_BIT to fix migration issue, thanks.

And clear it if running with a compat machine type.

> > Thanks
> > > -	return 0;
> > > +	return ret;
> > >  }
> 

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2013-01-16  5:56 [PATCH v2 0/2] make mac programming for virtio net more robust akong
2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] move virtnet_send_command() above virtnet_set_mac_address() akong
2013-01-16  5:57 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: introduce a new control to set macaddr akong
2013-01-16  6:20   ` Jason Wang
2013-01-16  8:24     ` Amos Kong
2013-01-16  8:36       ` Michael S. Tsirkin

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