[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] i40e: fix vlan filter in promiscuous mode

[Bruce Richardson]

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 04:05:45PM +0800, Jingjing Wu wrote:
> Vlan filter didn't work if promiscuous mode is enabled. That is
> because i40e driver uses MAC VLAN table for the l2 filtering and
> internal switch. And the vlan table is disabled by default, till
> the first time to add rule in vlan table.
> This patch fixed this issue to enable vlan filter by using vlan table.
> 
> Fixes: 4861cde46116 (i40e: new poll mode driver)
> Signed-off-by: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu at intel.com>
> ---
Hi Jingjing,

can you please clarify this commit message a little to give a little more detail
on how the current setup stops the feature from working, and how the fix
removes the problem.

Thanks,
/Bruce