[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: set kni mac on ioctl_create

[Zhang, Helin]

Hi Sergey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Sergey Balabanov
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:06 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: set kni mac on ioctl_create
> 
> There is a situation when ioctl returns zero mac address (00:00:00:00:00:00)
> for just created kni. The situation happens because kni mac is set on 'ipconfig
> up' event (kni_net_open callback) not on kni creation (kni_ioctl_create).
Could you help to clarify a bit of the real issue? What's wrong there?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Balabanov <balabanovsv at ecotelecom.ru>
> ---
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c | 10 ++++++++++
> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c  |  9 ---------
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> index 2e9fa89..61f83a0 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
>  #include <linux/pci.h>
>  #include <linux/kthread.h>
>  #include <linux/rwsem.h>
> +#include <linux/etherdevice.h> /* eth_type_trans */
> 
>  #include <exec-env/rte_kni_common.h>
>  #include "kni_dev.h"
> @@ -465,6 +466,15 @@ kni_ioctl_create(unsigned int ioctl_num, unsigned
> long ioctl_param)
>  	if (pci)
>  		pci_dev_put(pci);
> 
> +	if (kni->lad_dev)
> +		memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, kni->lad_dev->dev_addr,
> ETH_ALEN);
> +	else
> +		/*
> +		 * Generate random mac address. eth_random_addr() is the
> newer
> +		 * version of generating mac address in linux kernel.
> +		 */
> +		random_ether_addr(net_dev->dev_addr);
> +
A rebase is needed, as a lot of changes after that. Thanks!

Helin
>  	ret = register_netdev(net_dev);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		KNI_ERR("error %i registering device \"%s\"\n", diff --git
> a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> index ab5add4..b50b4cf 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> @@ -70,15 +70,6 @@ kni_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
>  	struct rte_kni_request req;
>  	struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(dev);
> 
> -	if (kni->lad_dev)
> -		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, kni->lad_dev->dev_addr,
> ETH_ALEN);
> -	else
> -		/*
> -		 * Generate random mac address. eth_random_addr() is the
> newer
> -		 * version of generating mac address in linux kernel.
> -		 */
> -		random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
> -
>  	netif_start_queue(dev);
> 
>  	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
> --
> 2.1.4