Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/3] lib/librte_ether: add support for port reset

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

10/04/2017 05:02, Wei Zhao:
> Add support for port reset in rte layer.This reset
> feature can be used not only in vf port reset in the following
> code develop process later, but also pf port.But in this patch
> set, we only limit the discussion scope to vf reset.
> This patch add an API to restart the device.
> It's for VF device in this scenario, kernel PF + DPDK VF.
> When the PF port state is down->up, APP should call this API to
> restart VF port. Most likely, APP should call it in its
> management thread and guarantee the thread safe. It means
> APP should stop the rx/tx and the device, then restart
> the device, then recover the device and rx/tx.This API can
> also do some restore work for the port.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c          | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h          | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map |  6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 51 insertions(+)

This new feature should be referenced in the matrix
doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini