From: "Íñigo Huguet" <ihuguet@redhat.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>,
Edward Harold Cree <ecree@xilinx.com>,
Dinan Gunawardena <dinang@xilinx.com>,
Pablo Cascon <pabloc@xilinx.com>
Subject: Re: Correct interpretation of VF link-state=auto
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:21:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACT4oud-R9-5r-xTFArR4AM=CQrUKrs02RygZf5FAOFOW=Ov=g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACT4oueyNoQAVW1FDcS_aus9sUqNvJhj87e_kUEkzz3azm2+pQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 12:34 PM Íñigo Huguet <ihuguet@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Regarding link-state attribute for a VF, 'man ip-link' says:
> state auto|enable|disable - set the virtual link state as seen by the
> specified VF. Setting to auto means a reflection of the PF link state,
> enable lets the VF to communicate with other VFs on this host even if
> the PF link state is down, disable causes the HW to drop any packets
> sent by the VF.
>
> However, I've seen that different interpretations are made about that
> explanation, especially about "auto" configuration. It is not clear if
> it should follow PF "physical link status" or PF "administrative link
> status". With the latter, `ip set PF down` would put the VF down too,
> but with the former you'd have to disconnect the physical port.
>
> Thanks
Hello,
Sorry for bumping, anybody has any idea that could help?
--
Íñigo Huguet
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-18 15:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-15 10:34 Correct interpretation of VF link-state=auto Íñigo Huguet
2021-06-18 15:21 ` Íñigo Huguet [this message]
2021-06-18 16:35 ` Jakub Kicinski
2021-06-18 19:10 ` Keller, Jacob E
2021-06-21 15:12 ` Íñigo Huguet
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