Re: [PATCH 0/2] virtio-spec: dynamic network offloads configuration

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On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 03:43:16PM +0200, Dmitry Fleytman wrote:
> From: Dmitry Fleytman <dfleytma@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> One of recently introduced Windows features (RSC)
> requires network driver to be able to enable and disable
> HW LRO offload on the fly without device reinitialization.
>
> Current Virtio specification doesn't support this requirement.
> The solution proposed by following spec patch is to add
> a new control command for this purpose.
>
> The same solution may be used in Linux driver for ethtool interface
> implementation.
>
> Patch for QEMU mainline that implements this specification change
> attached as well for reference.

A minor note: sticking _GUEST_ in the command name
might be a good idea.
Sents some more minor comments per-patch.


[DF] Ok, will be fixed and resubmitted.
 

> Dmitry Fleytman (1):
>   virtio-net: dynamic network offloads configuration
>
>  hw/virtio-net.c | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  hw/virtio-net.h |  19 ++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 1.8.1.4

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