netdev - Re: bnx2x + SR-IOV, no internal L2 switching

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Date:	Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:42:08 +0100
From:	Yoann Juet <yoann.juet@...v-nantes.fr>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: bnx2x + SR-IOV, no internal L2 switching

Hi Ben,

 > Are you're using the ISC DHCP client, which puts the interface in
> promiscuous mode?  If the Broadcom NIC supports promiscuous mode on VFs,
> that may explain what you're seeing.

No, I put the interface into promiscuous mode with Wireshark's tshark 
command line tool.

> I think these VFs don't support promiscuous mode.  Anyway, the ixgbevf
> driver silently ignores it.

This could be an explanation. Ariel Elior sent to me a patch. Test in 
progress.

Regards,
-- 
Université de Nantes - Direction des Systèmes d'Information

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