Hi Stephen, My response below.
Thanks Changchun > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen at networkplumber.org] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 8:13 AM > To: Ouyang, Changchun > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] virtio: New API to enable/disable > multicast and promisc mode > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:09:31 +0800 > Ouyang Changchun <changchun.ouyang at intel.com> wrote: > > > This patch adds new API in virtio for supporting promiscuous and > allmulticast enabling and disabling. > > > > Signed-off-by: Changchun Ouyang <changchun.ouyang at intel.com> > > Acked-by: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie at intel.com> > > Acked-by: Cunming Liang <cunming.liang at intel.com> > > > > --- > > lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c | 98 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > > 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c > > b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c > > index 6293ac6..c7f874a 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c > > +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c > > @@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ static int eth_virtio_dev_init(struct eth_driver > > *eth_drv, static int virtio_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > static int virtio_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); static void > > virtio_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > +static void virtio_dev_promiscuous_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > +static void virtio_dev_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > +static void virtio_dev_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > +static void virtio_dev_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev); > > static void virtio_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, > > struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info); static > int > > virtio_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, @@ -403,6 +407,94 @@ > > virtio_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) > > virtio_dev_stop(dev); > > } > > > > +static void > > +virtio_dev_promiscuous_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) { > > + struct virtio_hw *hw > > + = VIRTIO_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private); > > + struct virtio_pmd_ctrl ctrl; > > + int dlen[1]; > > + int ret; > > + > > + ctrl.hdr.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX; > > + ctrl.hdr.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_PROMISC; > > + ctrl.data[0] = 1; > > + dlen[0] = 1; > > + > > + ret = virtio_send_command(hw->cvq, &ctrl, dlen, 1); > > + > > + if (ret) { > > + PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Promisc enabling but send command " > > + "failed, this is too late now...\n"); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +static void > > +virtio_dev_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) { > > + struct virtio_hw *hw > > + = VIRTIO_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private); > > + struct virtio_pmd_ctrl ctrl; > > + int dlen[1]; > > + int ret; > > + > > + ctrl.hdr.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX; > > + ctrl.hdr.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_PROMISC; > > + ctrl.data[0] = 0; > > + dlen[0] = 1; > > + > > + ret = virtio_send_command(hw->cvq, &ctrl, dlen, 1); > > + > > + if (ret) { > > + PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Promisc disabling but send command " > > + "failed, this is too late now...\n"); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +static void > > +virtio_dev_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) { > > + struct virtio_hw *hw > > + = VIRTIO_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private); > > + struct virtio_pmd_ctrl ctrl; > > + int dlen[1]; > > + int ret; > > + > > + ctrl.hdr.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX; > > + ctrl.hdr.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLMULTI; > > + ctrl.data[0] = 1; > > + dlen[0] = 1; > > + > > + ret = virtio_send_command(hw->cvq, &ctrl, dlen, 1); > > + > > + if (ret) { > > + PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Promisc enabling but send command " > > + "failed, this is too late now...\n"); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +static void > > +virtio_dev_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) { > > + struct virtio_hw *hw > > + = VIRTIO_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private); > > + struct virtio_pmd_ctrl ctrl; > > + int dlen[1]; > > + int ret; > > + > > + ctrl.hdr.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX; > > + ctrl.hdr.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLMULTI; > > + ctrl.data[0] = 0; > > + dlen[0] = 1; > > + > > + ret = virtio_send_command(hw->cvq, &ctrl, dlen, 1); > > + > > + if (ret) { > > + PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Promisc disabling but send command " > > + "failed, this is too late now...\n"); > > + } > > +} > > + > > /* > > * dev_ops for virtio, bare necessities for basic operation > > */ > > @@ -411,6 +503,10 @@ static struct eth_dev_ops virtio_eth_dev_ops = { > > .dev_start = virtio_dev_start, > > .dev_stop = virtio_dev_stop, > > .dev_close = virtio_dev_close, > > + .promiscuous_enable = virtio_dev_promiscuous_enable, > > + .promiscuous_disable = virtio_dev_promiscuous_disable, > > + .allmulticast_enable = virtio_dev_allmulticast_enable, > > + .allmulticast_disable = virtio_dev_allmulticast_disable, > > > > .dev_infos_get = virtio_dev_info_get, > > .stats_get = virtio_dev_stats_get, > > @@ -561,7 +657,7 @@ virtio_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw) { > > uint32_t host_features, mask; > > > > - mask = VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX | VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN; > > + mask = VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN; > > mask |= VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM | VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM; > > > > /* TSO and LRO are only available when their corresponding > > I have similar patches, but you really need to fix the driver so that control > queue is brought up on dev_init, not start. > It makes sense to allow code to change modes independent of whether > driver has been started or not. > > Also, the virtio driver is doing reset on stop. This may not be best solution > because it conflicts with what Linux driver is doing. > Yes, agree with you on these 2 existing issues, but I'd like to use a separate patch to fix them, And let this patch focus on multicast feature. If you have already a patch to fix them, that's great. > Another current bug is that virtio DPDK driver is broken on latest KVM. It > works with Debian stable, but not with Debian testing. > Too busy to investigate further. Is this bug introduced by this patch or it is an existing bug? If it is introduced by this patch, a v2 patch is necessary, Otherwise, a separate patch is suggested.