netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] virtio_net: vdpa: update MAC address when it is generated by virtio-net

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Date:   Thu, 02 Feb 2023 05:00:18 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, lulu@...hat.com,
        mst@...hat.com, elic@...dia.com, gautam.dawar@...inx.com,
        eperezma@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        parav@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] virtio_net: vdpa: update MAC address when it is
 generated by virtio-net

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:44:58 +0100 you wrote:
> When the MAC address is not provided by the vdpa device virtio_net
> driver assigns a random one without notifying the device.
> The consequence, in the case of mlx5_vdpa, is the internal routing
> tables of the device are not updated and this can block the
> communication between two namespaces.
> 
> To fix this problem, use virtnet_send_command(VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC)
> to set the address from virtnet_probe() when the MAC address is
> not provided by the device.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v3,1/2] virtio_net: disable VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY if VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC is not set
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/7c06458c102e
  - [v3,2/2] virtio_net: notify MAC address change on device initialization
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/9f62d221a4b0

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