On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 01:01:16PM +0000, Ciara Loftus wrote:
> Previously, VF recovery from PF-initiated resets required explicit
> opt-in via auto_reset, leaving VFs non-functional by default after a
> reset unless the application handled it. This series makes transparent
> recovery including the restoration of settings the default, and
> implements some fixes related to the reset path as well.
>
> Patch 1 fixes a regression which prevented promiscuous mode from being
> disabled before sending the RESET_VF message to the PF during device
> close.
>
> Patch 2 enables the auto_reset and no-poll-on-link-down devargs
> by default so VFs recover from resets without the need to introduce any
> reset handling in the application.
>
> Patch 3 introduces a new auto_reconfig devarg (on by default) which
> extends the recovery path to restore unicast and multicast promiscuous
> state after a reset. Restoration of additional settings such as VLAN
> filters could be added under the same mechanism in a follow-up series.
>
> Patch 4 fixes a minor logging issue.
>
> Ciara Loftus (4):
> net/iavf: fix disabling of promiscuous modes on device close
> net/iavf: enable auto reset by default
> net/iavf: enable post-reset restoration of VF settings
> net/iavf: fix reset handling error log
>
Series-Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]>
