[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/11] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox

[David Marchand]

On Nov 2, 2015 6:23 PM, "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
wrote:
> >>Probably user deliberately doesn't want to call dev_start() for PF
device -
> >>as he doesn't plan to use it for RX/TX.
> >>Or might be dev_stop() was called just to do some re-configuration
> >>(allow to TX scattered packets on the PF queues or so).
> >>Or dev_start() for PF has not yet been called.
> >>Why VF should stop working properly because of that?
>
> >Why not.
>
> I thought I explained it above.

Sorry wrong choice of words with this "Why not".
I agree with you for this case.

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David Marchand