[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add knwon issue of PF reset event handling

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Mon Dec 14 14:24:19 CET 2015


2015-12-14 09:12, Helin Zhang:
> Add a known issue to warn that PF reset event/request is not
> handled by any VF drivers till 2.2, and which should be fixed
> in the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang at intel.com>

Reported-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at 6wind.com>

[...]
> +* Some (possibly all) VF drivers (e.g. i40evf) do not handle any PF reset
> +  events/requests in VF driver, that means VF driver may not work after a
> +  PF reset in host side. The workaround is to avoid triggering any PF reset
> +  events/requests on host side, or wait future fixes.

It is not a workaround to wait for a fix ;)

Applied without last words, thanks



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