[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 27/32] net/i40e: change version number to support Linux VF

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 12/7/2016 3:32 AM, Wenzhuo Lu wrote:
> i40e PF host only support to work with DPDK VF driver, Linux
> VF driver is not supported. This change will enhance in version
> number returned.
> 
> Current version info returned won't be able to be recognized
> by Linux VF driver, change to values that both DPDK VF and Linux
> driver can recognize.
> 
> The expense is original DPDK host specific feature like
> CFG_VLAN_PVID and CONFIG_VSI_QUEUES_EXT will not available.
> 
> DPDK VF also can't identify host driver by version number returned.
> It always assume talking with Linux PF.

I guess you mention from following code [1], should it be also updated
to prevent it giving wrong information:

[1] i40e_ethdev_vf.c
        if (vf->version_major == I40E_DPDK_VERSION_MAJOR)
                PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Peer is DPDK PF host");
        else if ((vf->version_major == I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) &&
                (vf->version_minor <= I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR))
                PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Peer is Linux PF host");
        else {

> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Jing D(Mark) <jing.d.chen at intel.com>
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