linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 0/3] hv_netvsc: Prevent packet loss during VF add/remove

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Date:   Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:31:23 +0000
From:   Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Long Li <longli@...uxonhyperv.com>
CC:     KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 0/3] hv_netvsc: Prevent packet loss during VF
 add/remove

> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] hv_netvsc: Prevent packet loss during VF
> add/remove
> 
> On Fri,  8 Jan 2021 16:53:40 -0800 Long Li wrote:
> > From: Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>
> >
> > This patch set fixes issues with packet loss on VF add/remove.
> 
> These patches are for net-next? They just optimize the amount of packet
> loss on switch, not fix bugs, right?

Yes, those patches are for net-next.

They eliminate the packet loss introduced from Linux side during VF changes. They can be seen as optimizations.