[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] igbvf: fix MAC address set problem

[Lu, Wenzhuo]

Hi Qiming,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yang, Qiming
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 2:54 PM
> To: Lu, Wenzhuo; dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] igbvf: fix MAC address set problem
> 
> Hi, Wenzhuo
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lu, Wenzhuo
> > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 8:39 AM
> > To: Yang, Qiming <qiming.yang at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> > Subject: RE: [PATCH] igbvf: fix MAC address set problem
> >
> > Hi Qiming,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Yang, Qiming
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 5:02 PM
> > > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo; stable at dpdk.org; Yang, Qiming
> > > Subject: [PATCH] igbvf: fix MAC address set problem
> > >
> > > We find that VF receive address register is not set if MAC address
> > > is assigned by PF. This patch fixes it.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Qiming Yang <qiming.yang at intel.com>
> > >
> > > Fixes: 2a3cf07108b4 ("igbvf: fix MAC address if none assigned by
> > > PF")
> > A little confused about the Fixes. You said this patch is for when mac
> > address is set by PF. But the fixes said the previous patch is for not
> > set by PF. Seems they're different scenarios. Why this can a fix for a
> different scenario?
> > Thanks.
> 
> Previous patch only do rar set when random a MAC for VF, when MAC
> address is assigned by PF, register is not set.
> Maybe I should correct the fix line, the issue I fixed is exist before
> 2a3cf07108b4.
Better if you can find the previous patch :)