RE: [PATCH net] nfp: clean mc addresses in application firmware when driver exits

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On Thursday, June 29, 2023 4:59 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:32:28 +0200 Louis Peens wrote:
> > The configured mc addresses are not removed from application firmware
> > when driver exits. This will cause resource leak when repeatedly
> > creating and destroying VFs.
> 
> I think the justification is somewhat questionable, too.
> VF is by definition not trusted. Does FLR not clean up the resources?

Sorry, it doesn't. And I also find that moving netdev from one namespace
to another causes the same problem. So this fix is not for the VF case only.




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