netdev - [PATCH net 1/2] net/mlx4_core: Don't give VFs MAC addresses which are derived from the PF MAC

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Date:	Thu,  1 Aug 2013 19:55:00 +0300
From:	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, amirv@...lanox.com,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 1/2] net/mlx4_core: Don't give VFs MAC addresses which are derived from the PF MAC

If the user has not assigned a MAC address to a VM, then don't give it MAC which
is based on the PF one. The current derivation scheme is wrong and leads to VM
MAC collisions when the number of cards/hypervisors becomes big enough.

Instead, just give it zeros and let them figure out what to do with that.

Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c |   11 +----------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
index 8873d68..6fc6dab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
@@ -845,16 +845,7 @@ int mlx4_QUERY_PORT_wrapper(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave,
 			   MLX4_CMD_NATIVE);
 
 	if (!err && dev->caps.function != slave) {
-		/* if config MAC in DB use it */
-		if (priv->mfunc.master.vf_oper[slave].vport[vhcr->in_modifier].state.mac)
-			def_mac = priv->mfunc.master.vf_oper[slave].vport[vhcr->in_modifier].state.mac;
-		else {
-			/* set slave default_mac address */
-			MLX4_GET(def_mac, outbox->buf, QUERY_PORT_MAC_OFFSET);
-			def_mac += slave << 8;
-			priv->mfunc.master.vf_admin[slave].vport[vhcr->in_modifier].mac = def_mac;
-		}
-
+		def_mac = priv->mfunc.master.vf_oper[slave].vport[vhcr->in_modifier].state.mac;
 		MLX4_PUT(outbox->buf, def_mac, QUERY_PORT_MAC_OFFSET);
 
 		/* get port type - currently only eth is enabled */
-- 
1.7.1

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