netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] qed* : Use trust mode to override forced MAC

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Message-Id: <20180420.112653.546688395225857673.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:26:53 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     shahed.shaikh@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ariel.Elior@...ium.com,
        Dept-EngEverestLinuxL2@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] qed* : Use trust mode to override forced
 MAC

From: Shahed Shaikh <shahed.shaikh@...ium.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:50:10 -0700

> This patchset adds a support to override forced MAC (MAC set by PF for a VF)
> when trust mode is enabled using
> #ip link set dev <pf> vf <vf id> trust on
> 
> First patch adds a real change to use .ndo_set_vf_trust to override forced MAC
> and allow user to change VFs from VF interface itself.
> 
> Second patch takes care of a corner case, where MAC change from VF won't
> take effect when VF interface is down, by introducing a new TLV
> (a way to send message from VF to PF) to give a hint to PF to update
> its bulletin board.
> 
> Please apply this series to net-next.

Series applied.