[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] vmxnet3: initialize receive mode correctly

[Stephen Hemminger]

The driver must listen to broadcast packets, like other devices.
Otherwise protocols like ARP won't work!

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>


--- a/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c	2014-07-25 10:49:18.720201127 -0700
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c	2014-07-25 10:49:18.720201127 -0700
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ vmxnet3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *de
 	}
 
 	/* Setting proper Rx Mode and issue Rx Mode Update command */
-	vmxnet3_dev_set_rxmode(hw, VMXNET3_RXM_UCAST | VMXNET3_RXM_ALL_MULTI, 1);
+	vmxnet3_dev_set_rxmode(hw, VMXNET3_RXM_UCAST | VMXNET3_RXM_BCAST, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't need to handle events for now