09/10/2021 11:53, Min Hu (Connor):
> Hi, Thomas,
>
> The dev->data->mac_addrs[0] will be changed to a new MAC address when
> applications modify
> the default MAC address by rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set() API.
> However, If the new default
> MAC address has been added as a non-default MAC address by
> rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add() API, the
> rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set() API doesn't remove it from
> dev->data->mac_addrs[].
> As a result, one MAC address occupies two index capacities in
> dev->data->mac_addrs[].
> This patch adds the logic of removing MAC addresses for this scenario.
>
> Is that will be more clear? Hope for your reply
Yes, that's the explanation I was expecting. Thank you!
> 在 2021/10/8 18:04, Thomas Monjalon 写道:
> > 08/10/2021 09:02, Min Hu (Connor):
> >> Hi, Thomas,
> >>
> >> 在 2021/10/6 3:21, Thomas Monjalon 写道:
> >>> 22/09/2021 05:36, Min Hu (Connor):
> >>>> From: Huisong Li <lihuis...@huawei.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Use the testpmd to perform the following operations:
> >>>> 1) mac_addr add 0 00:18:2D:00:00:90
> >>>> 2) mac_addr add 0 00:18:2D:00:00:91
> >>>> 3) mac_addr add 0 00:18:2D:00:00:92
> >>>> 4) mac_addr set 0 00:18:2D:00:00:91
> >>>> 5) show port 0 macs
> >>>> Number of MAC address added: 4
> >>>> 00:18:2D:00:00:91
> >>>> 00:18:2D:00:00:90
> >>>> 00:18:2D:00:00:91
> >>>> 00:18:2D:00:00:92
> >>>
> >>> Please describe with words.
> >>> Reading similar MAC addresses is not a fun game.
> >>
> >> I do not catch you, could you please be
> >> more detailed, thanks.
> >
> > Me too, I don't catch you.
> > Please explain the problem in the commit log
> > so we can understand without the example.
> >
> >>>> This is due to the reason that if the address has been added as a
> >>>> non-default MAC address by rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add API, it doesn't
> >>>> remove
> >>>> from dev->data->mac_addrs[] when set default MAC address with the same
> >>>> address.
> >>>>
> >>>> Fixes: 854d8ad4ef68 ("ethdev: add default mac address modifier")
> >>>> Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuis...@huawei.com>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor) <humi...@huawei.com>
