On Tue, Jul 09, 2024 at 02:19:19PM +0800, Cindy Lu wrote: > On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 at 11:59, Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi Cindy, > > > > > From: Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 12:17 PM > > > > > > Add support for setting the MAC address using the VDPA tool. > > > This feature will allow setting the MAC address using the VDPA tool. > > > For example, in vdpa_sim_net, the implementation sets the MAC address to > > > the config space. However, for other drivers, they can implement their own > > > function, not limited to the config space. > > > > > > Changelog v2 > > > - Changed the function name to prevent misunderstanding > > > - Added check for blk device > > > - Addressed the comments > > > Changelog v3 > > > - Split the function of the net device from vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_attr_set_doit > > > - Add a lock for the network device's dev_set_attr operation > > > - Address the comments > > > > > > Cindy Lu (2): > > > vdpa: support set mac address from vdpa tool > > > vdpa_sim_net: Add the support of set mac address > > > > > > drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c | 19 ++++++- > > > include/linux/vdpa.h | 9 ++++ > > > include/uapi/linux/vdpa.h | 1 + > > > 4 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > -- > > > 2.45.0 > > > > Mlx5 device already allows setting the mac and mtu during the vdpa device creation time. > > Once the vdpa device is created, it binds to vdpa bus and other driver vhost_vdpa etc bind to it. > > So there was no good reason in the past to support explicit config after device add complicate the flow for synchronizing this. > > > > The user who wants a device with new attributes, as well destroy and recreate the vdpa device with new desired attributes. > > > > vdpa_sim_net can also be extended for similar way when adding the vdpa device. > > > > Have you considered using the existing tool and kernel in place since 2021? > > Such as commit d8ca2fa5be1. > > > > An example of it is, > > $ vdpa dev add name bar mgmtdev vdpasim_net mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 mtu 9000 > > > Hi Parav > Really thanks for your comments. The reason for adding this function > is to support Kubevirt. > the problem we meet is that kubevirt chooses one random vdpa device > from the pool and we don't know which one it going to pick. That means > we can't get to know the Mac address before it is created. So we plan > to have this function to change the mac address after it is created > Thanks > cindy Well you will need to change kubevirt to teach it to set mac address, right? -- MST
