On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 09:19:29PM +0800, Cindy Lu wrote: > When using a VDPA device, it is important to ensure that the MAC address > is correctly set. In this patch series, we add a new parameter to > enable this check. > Only three MAC setup configurations are acceptable; any other will > fail to boot. > > The usage is: > .... > -netdev > type=vhost-vdpa,vhostdev=/dev/vhost-vdpa-0,id=vhost-vdpa0,check-mac=true\ > -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=vhost-vdpa0\ > .... > > tested by ConnectX-6 Dx/vdpa_sim device > > change in v3 > 1. add a new parameter to enable the check and keep the old behavior > 2. adjust the comment and make it more clear > > change in v4 > 1. change the new parameter's name to check-mac > 2. change the comment and make it more clear > > change in v5 > 1.These patches haven't been merged for a while, so I rebased > them with the latest code and resubmitted > > Cindy Lu (4): > vhost_vdpa : Add a new parameter to enable check mac address > virtio_net: Add the check for vdpa's mac address > virtio_net: Add second acceptable configuration for MAC setup > virtio_net: Add third acceptable configuration for MAC setup. > > hw/net/virtio-net.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > include/net/net.h | 1 + > net/vhost-vdpa.c | 4 +++ > qapi/net.json | 5 ++++ > 4 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
some minor nits. > -- > 2.45.0
