> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:54 AM > To: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ... > On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:11:58 -0700 > Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Currently the netvsc/VF binding logic only checks the PCI serial number. > > > > The upcoming Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) supports multiple > > net_device interfaces (each such interface is called a "vPort", and has > > its unique MAC address) which are backed by the same VF PCI device, so > > the binding logic should check both the MAC address and the PCI serial > > number. > > > > The change should not break any other existing VF drivers, because > > Hyper-V NIC SR-IOV implementation requires the netvsc network > > interface and the VF network interface have the same MAC address. > > > > Co-developed-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Co-developed-by: Shachar Raindel <shacharr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Shachar Raindel <shacharr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi David, Jakub, The "2/2" patch has been in the net-next tree since Monday, but this "1/2" patch is not in -- can you please pick up this patch as well? This patch is needed by the "2/2" patch. Thanks, -- Dexuan
