From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga07.intel.com (mga07.intel.com [134.134.136.100]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 876E0F951 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:39:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by orsmga105.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 19 Dec 2016 05:39:33 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.33,373,1477983600"; d="scan'208";a="1073990313" Received: from fmsmsx108.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.18.124.206]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 19 Dec 2016 05:39:33 -0800 Received: from shsmsx101.ccr.corp.intel.com (10.239.4.153) by FMSMSX108.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.124.206) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Mon, 19 Dec 2016 05:39:31 -0800 Received: from shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.2.54]) by SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.1.97]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:39:30 +0800 From: "Chen, Jing D" To: Thomas Monjalon CC: "dev@dpdk.org" , Vincent JARDIN , "Yigit, Ferruh" , "Wu, Jingjing" , "Zhang, Helin" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel VF on i40e Thread-Index: AQHSV9weDy4lt4qYsUyBxFaIoahiUaEO5YcA///aEoCAAIpJAA== Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:39:29 +0000 Message-ID: <4341B239C0EFF9468EE453F9E9F4604D3C5B8459@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> References: <20161216143919.4909-1-ferruh.yigit@intel.com> <5846f66b-9a83-faa6-3de1-c7ae12236201@6wind.com> <4341B239C0EFF9468EE453F9E9F4604D3C5B7FE2@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> <7801511.7yxptAly8J@xps13> In-Reply-To: <7801511.7yxptAly8J@xps13> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-titus-metadata-40: eyJDYXRlZ29yeUxhYmVscyI6IiIsIk1ldGFkYXRhIjp7Im5zIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvd3d3LnRpdHVzLmNvbVwvbnNcL0ludGVsMyIsImlkIjoiNTM2MjA1MWItMGJlNi00NWM2LThjYzQtZDgwYTViMjQ0YTA3IiwicHJvcHMiOlt7Im4iOiJDVFBDbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiIsInZhbHMiOlt7InZhbHVlIjoiQ1RQX0lDIn1dfV19LCJTdWJqZWN0TGFiZWxzIjpbXSwiVE1DVmVyc2lvbiI6IjE1LjkuNi42IiwiVHJ1c3RlZExhYmVsSGFzaCI6IkFnVU5sNlNxdHZEaHBCNXRKbGJNZTRPR2FyVHhzanoxYkNwdnRlODh1bVE9In0= x-ctpclassification: CTP_IC x-originating-ip: [10.239.127.40] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel VF on i40e X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:39:35 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com] > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 9:21 PM > To: Chen, Jing D > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Vincent JARDIN ; Yigit, Ferru= h > ; Wu, Jingjing ; Zhang, He= lin > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel > VF on i40e >=20 > 2016-12-19 09:01, Chen, Jing D: > > Since then, both Linux and DPDK keep developing code. Then, we found > > it's necessary to extend VF capability (Like promiscuous mode). It > > will be hard to ask Linux PF to support that service considering upstre= am > effort in Linux world. >=20 > Please, could you clarify this? > Do you mean you cannot change the Linux driver? There are 2 things here. One is to add extended functionality into Linux dr= iver, Another is to have it upstream into kernel world. The first one can be achieved easier, while later one may be difficult. The= y will have concern why VM can have such privilege (like promisc mode). But I need to check as I know there is some mechanism now to make a VM privileged.