This patch-set add the support for floating VEB in i40e. All the VFs VSIs can decide whether to connect to the legacy VEB/VEPA or the floating VEB. When connect to the floating VEB a new floating VEB is created. Now all the VFs need to connect to floating VEB or legacy VEB, cannot connect to both of them. The PF and VMDQ,FD VSIs connect to the old legacy VEB/VEPA.
All the VEB/VEPA concepts are not specific for FVL, they are defined in the 802.1Qbg spec. This floating VEB only take effects on the specific version F/W. Zhe Tao (3): Support floating VEB config Add floating VEB support in i40e Add floating VEB extention support for i40e doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 10 ++ doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst | 6 + drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 205 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h | 9 ++ drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c | 12 +- 5 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) V2: Added the release notes and changed commit log. V3: Changed the VSI release operation. V4: Added the FW version check otherwise it will cause the segment fault. V5: Edited the code for new share code APIs V6: Changed the floating VEB configuration method V7: Added global reset for i40e V7: removed global reset and added floating VEB extension support -- 2.1.4
