Re: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use VF datapath when available

Siwei Liu
2018-03-02T20:44:56Z

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 11:52:27AM -0800, Samudrala, Sridhar wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/2/2018 11:41 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> > On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 07:26:25AM -0800, Alexander Duyck wrote:
>> > > The design limits things to a 1:1 relationship since we just have the
>> > > child and backup pointers, but I don't think I am seeing exception
>> > > handling to prevent us from overwriting the child pointers so there
>> > > may be a leak there.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> > > - Alex
>> > In fact maintaining a list in that case would be nicer, and
>> > just use an arbitrary one.
>> > E.g. one can see how a user wanting to swap device 1 for device 2
>> > might first add device 2 with same MAC then drop device 1.
>>
>> It should be possible to swap VF1 with VF2 by
>> 1.- enabling virtio link
>> 2.- unplugging VF1
>> 3.- plugging VF2
>> 4.- disabling virtio link
>>
>
> True, but it isn't hard to avoid breakage if user
> swapped steps 2 and 3. No need to make it more
> fragile that it has to be.

The migration case, VF2 is associated with another PF on another
machine (destination), I wonder how it is possible.

Even with local plugging of VF2 on the same PF, the MAC address
requirement (VF1's == VF2's) would fail the MAC address assignment on
VF2.

-Siwei

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