netdev - Re: [PATCH net] hv_netvsc: ignore devices that are not PCI

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Date:   Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:03:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:     kys@...rosoft.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, sthemmin@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] hv_netvsc: ignore devices that are not PCI

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:40:38 -0700

> Registering another device with same MAC address (such as TAP, VPN or
> DPDK KNI) will confuse the VF autobinding logic.  Restrict the search
> to only run if the device is known to be a PCI attached VF.
> 
> Fixes: e8ff40d4bff1 ("hv_netvsc: improve VF device matching")
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.