netdev - [net-next 6/6] ixgbe: fix inconsistent clearing of the multicast table

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Date:	Fri,  1 Nov 2013 06:56:50 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	gospo@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next 6/6] ixgbe: fix inconsistent clearing of the multicast table

From: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>

This patch resolves an issue where the MTA table can be cleared when the
interface is reset while in promisc mode. As result IPv6 traffic between
VFs will be interrupted.

This patch makes the update of the MTA table unconditional to avoid the
inconsistent clearing on reset.

Signed-off-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index a7d1a1c..5191b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3823,14 +3823,6 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 		if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
 			fctrl |= IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE;
 			vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE;
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * Write addresses to the MTA, if the attempt fails
-			 * then we should just turn on promiscuous mode so
-			 * that we can at least receive multicast traffic
-			 */
-			hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list(hw, netdev);
-			vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
 		}
 		ixgbe_vlan_filter_enable(adapter);
 		hw->addr_ctrl.user_set_promisc = false;
@@ -3847,6 +3839,13 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 		vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROPE;
 	}
 
+	/* Write addresses to the MTA, if the attempt fails
+	 * then we should just turn on promiscuous mode so
+	 * that we can at least receive multicast traffic
+	 */
+	hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list(hw, netdev);
+	vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
+
 	if (adapter->num_vfs)
 		ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(adapter);
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

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