Re: [PATCH v3] drivers/net/i40e: fix missing promiscuous disable at device disable

["Zhang, Qi Z" <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>]

Hi Rosen:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xu, Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:03 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing@intel.com>; Zhang, Helin
> <helin.zhang@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing
> <jingjing.wu@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v3] drivers/net/i40e: fix missing promiscuous disable at
> device disable
> 
> v3 updates:
> ===========
>  - Move modification from device close to device disable
>  - i40evf_reset_vf() will cause kernel driver enable all vlan promiscuous,
>    so unicast/multicast promiscuous disable should set before reset.
> 
> v2 updates:
> ===========
>  - Add more comments

Version log can be added after ---, so it will not be included by commit log.

> 
> In scenario of Kernel Driver runs on PF and PMD runs on VF, PMD exit
> doesn't disable promiscuous mode, this will cause vlan filter set by Kernel
> Driver will not take effect.
> 
> This patch will fix it, add promiscuous disable at device disable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rosen Xu <rosen.xu@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
> b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
> index 031c706..40012b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
> @@ -2288,6 +2288,8 @@ static int eth_i40evf_pci_remove(struct
> rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
> 
>  	i40evf_dev_stop(dev);
>  	i40e_dev_free_queues(dev);

I think it's better to add some comment here, 
since this is a workaround solution and it is not the normal way
we disable promiscuous mode, people need to be noticed here. 

Regards
Qi

> +	i40evf_dev_promiscuous_disable(dev);
> +	i40evf_dev_allmulticast_disable(dev);
>  	i40evf_reset_vf(hw);
>  	i40e_shutdown_adminq(hw);
>  	/* disable uio intr before callback unregister */
> --
> 1.8.3.1