[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] support reset of VF link

[Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>]

If the PF link is down and up, VF link will not work accordingly.
This patch set addes the support of VF link reset. So, when VF
receices the messges of physical link down/up. APP can reset the
VF link and let it recover.

PS: This patch set is splitted from a previous patch set,
*automatic link recovery on ixgbe/igb VF*, and it's base on the
patch set *support mailbox interruption on ixgbe/igb VF*.

Wenzhuo Lu (3):
  lib/librte_ether: support device reset
  ixgbe: implement device reset on VF
  igb: implement device reset on VF

Zhe Tao (1):
  i40e: implement device reset on VF

v1:
- Added the implementation for the VF reset functionality.
v2:
- Changed the i40e related operations during VF reset.
v3:
- Resent the patches because of the mail sent issue.
v4:
- Removed some VF reset emulation code.
v5:
- Removed all the code related with lock.
v6:
- Updated the NIC feature overview matrix.
- Added more explanation in the doxygen comment of reset API.

 doc/guides/nics/overview.rst           |  1 +
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst | 13 ++++++
 drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c         | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h         |  4 ++
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c      | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c           | 10 ++++
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h           |  4 ++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c       | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h       |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c         | 12 +++--
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c          | 17 +++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h          | 24 ++++++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map |  7 +++
 13 files changed, 295 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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