linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 34/46] virtio_net: disable mac write for virtio 1.0

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Message-Id: <1417164024.5822.11@smtp.corp.redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:48:24 +0008
From:	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thuth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	rusty@....ibm.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, dahi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	pbonzini@...hat.com, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 34/46] virtio_net: disable mac write for virtio 1.0



On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> 
wrote:
> The spec states that mac in config space is only driver-writable in 
> the
> legacy case.  Fence writing it in virtnet_set_mac_address() in the
> virtio 1.0 case.
> 
> Suggested-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index c6a72d3..9ab3c50 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct 
> net_device *dev, void *p)
>  				 "Failed to set mac address by vq command.\n");
>  			return -EINVAL;
>  		}
> -	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC)) {
> +	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC) &&
> +		   !virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)) {
>  		unsigned int i;
>  
>  		/* Naturally, this has an atomicity problem. */
> -- 
> MST

Does this mean there's no way to setting mac addres
if ctrl mac addr is disabled in virtio-1?

If yes, we'd better keep this compatibility somehow. 

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