From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: sathya.perla@emulex.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] be2net: fix re-loaded PF driver to re-gain control of its VFs
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:33:29 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130204.133329.299370683371195718.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2712f366-e279-42de-9b23-974c8c9b188c@CMEXHTCAS1.ad.emulex.com>
From: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@emulex.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:00:11 +0530
> Currently, when the PF driver is unloaded and re-loaded while VFs are attached
> to VMs, it loses control of its VFs.
>
> The PF driver now uses the newly defined/created GET_IFACE_LIST cmd
> (available in FW ver >= 4.6) to query the if_id of the VFs
> (enabled in its previous life). The PF driver then uses the if_id for
> further VF configuration.
>
> The GET_IFACE_MAC_LIST cmd has also implemented in BE3 FW for PF to
> query pmac-ids used by its VFs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@emulex.com>
Applied.
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2013-02-04 6:30 [PATCH net-next 1/2] be2net: fix re-loaded PF driver to re-gain control of its VFs Sathya Perla
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