[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic

2016-06-19 Thread Chen, Jing D
Hi, Bruce, > -Original Message- > From: Richardson, Bruce > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 6:19 PM > To: Wang, Xiao W > Cc: Chen, Jing D ; dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast > traffic > > On Mon, Jun 06, 201

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic

2016-06-17 Thread Bruce Richardson
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 05:03:57AM +, Chen, Jing D wrote: > Hi, > > > -Original Message- > > From: Wang, Xiao W > > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 5:01 PM > > To: Chen, Jing D > > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Wang, Xiao W > > Subject: [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic > >

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic

2016-06-17 Thread Bruce Richardson
On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 05:00:47PM +0800, Wang Xiao W wrote: > When app tries promisc/allmulti setting, fm10k will check if a valid glort > is acquired, if not then exit without doing anything. It's a long journey > for VF to acquire glort info from VF to PF mailbox, PF to switch mailbox. > It coul

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic

2016-06-14 Thread Chen, Jing D
Hi, > -Original Message- > From: Wang, Xiao W > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 5:01 PM > To: Chen, Jing D > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Wang, Xiao W > Subject: [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic > > When app tries promisc/allmulti setting, fm10k will check if a valid glort > i

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] fm10k: fix VF cannot receive broadcast traffic

2016-06-06 Thread Wang Xiao W
When app tries promisc/allmulti setting, fm10k will check if a valid glort is acquired, if not then exit without doing anything. It's a long journey for VF to acquire glort info from VF to PF mailbox, PF to switch mailbox. It could be a long interval that's out of DPDK's control. Thus, app may fail