netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/7] ixgbe: Set the correct pool when VLANs are added in SR-IOV mode.

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:14:15 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, gregory.v.rose@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/7] ixgbe: Set the correct pool when
 VLANs are added in SR-IOV mode.

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:45:43 -0800

> From: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
> 
> When VFs are allocated (as indicated by adapter->num_vfs is non-zero) then
> the PF pool is no longer zero.  Instead it will be the same as the number
> of VFs allocated.  When setting the VLVF entry for the PF we need to use
> the correct pool otherwise the PF will get VLAN packets from the wire
> because the packet will pass VFTA filtering and the PF has the default
> pool, but it will not get VLAN packets from the VFs because it has
> not set the correct pool bit in the VLVF entry.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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