> -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monja...@6wind.com] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 7:35 AM > To: Zhang, Helin <helin.zh...@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing > <jingjing...@intel.com>; Chen, Jing D <jing.d.c...@intel.com> > Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>; vincent.jar...@6wind.com; > dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: i40e SR-IOV with Linux PF > > +Cc dev@dpdk.org > > 2017-03-13 15:29, Thomas Monjalon: > > Hi i40e developers, > > > > Referring to the VFD discussion, I thought basic behaviours were the > > same regardless of the PF driver: > > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2016-December/053056.html > > " > > > In the meanwhile, we have some test models ongoing to validate > > > combination of Linux and DPDK drivers for VF and PF. > > > We'll fully support below 4 cases going forward. > > > 1. DPDK PF + DPDK VF > > > 2. DPDK PF + Linux VF > > > 3. Linux PF + DPDK VF > > > 4. Linux PF + Linux VF (it's not our scope) > > [...] > > > Linux PF + DPDK VF has been tested with 1.0 API long time ago. > > > There is some test activities ongoing. > > " > > > > I think the Linux PF case is important and deserves more consideration. > > When looking at the code, specifically i40evf_vlan_offload_set() and > > i40evf_vlan_pvid_set(), I read this: > > " > > /* Linux pf host doesn't support vlan offload yet */ > > if (vf->version_major == I40E_DPDK_VERSION_MAJOR) { " > > > > Is there some work in progress on Linux side to get the same behaviour > > as with a DPDK PF? > >
As I know, VFD features are marked with an "EXPERIMENTAL" tag. And we are working on the extendable interface (feature based) with PF kernel driver.