netdev - Re: L2 switching in igb

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Message-ID: <4AA8B317.2080706@voltaire.com>
Date:	Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:04:39 +0300
From:	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...taire.com>
To:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
CC:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"Fischer, Anna" <anna.fischer@...com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: L2 switching in igb

Alexander Duyck wrote:
> The suggestion I received from Dave and Stephen was to consider an rtnl_link_ops for
> configuring the VFs, but I still have issues trying to visualize how that would work since I don't want the VFs spawning in the host/hypervisor OS as network devices.
Note that VEPA mode is a characteristic of the PF, correct? and the PF 
resides in the host kernel. Also, as I wrote you earlier, I do see many 
schemes where a VF spawned in the host kernel IS very useful, and as 
such I'd be happy to continue the discussion on the approach suggested 
by Dave and Stephen, can you provide a pointer? (thanks).

Or.

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