Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v4 1/3] ethdev: fix adding invalid MAC addr

["Dai, Wei" <wei.dai@intel.com>]

> > > >
> > > >  int bnxt_link_update_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int
> > > > wait_to_complete) diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_api.c
> > > > b/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_api.c
> > > > index f7cf83b..dcb53f7 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_api.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_api.c
> > > > @@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ int e1000_rar_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8
> > > > *addr,
> > > > u32 index)
> > > >  	if (hw->mac.ops.rar_set)
> > > >  		return hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, addr, index);
> > > >
> > > > -	return E1000_SUCCESS;
> > > > +	return E1000_ERR_NO_SPACE;
> > > >  }
> > > NACK here. Normally we try to avoid changing base code. And I don't
> > > think the change is necessary.
> >
> > If this code is not changed, the code in ethdev may get wrong return
> > value and assume the failed MAC addr is added.
> > Anyway, we can ask the base code to be revised by the associated team.
> ' hw->mac.ops.rar_set ' cannot be NULL. That's why I think this change is not
> necessary.
OK, I will follow your advice in my v6 patch set.
Thanks