netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 7/8] netdevsim: add SR-IOV functionality

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Date:   Mon, 4 Dec 2017 11:56:58 +0100
From:   Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        daniel@...earbox.net, jiri@...nulli.us,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 7/8] netdevsim: add SR-IOV functionality

On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 03:09:01PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> dummy driver was extended with VF-related netdev APIs for testing
> SR-IOV-related software.  netdevsim did not exist back then.
> Implement SR-IOV functionality in netdevsim.  Notable difference
> is that since netdevsim has no module parameters, we will actually
> create a device with sriov_numvfs attribute for each netdev.
> The zero MAC address is accepted as some HW use it to mean any
> address is allowed.  Link state is also now validated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@...ronome.com>

Acked-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>