2017-04-06 09:02, Ananyev, Konstantin: > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Zhao1, Wei > > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monja...@6wind.com] > > > 2017-04-06 02:57, Zhao1, Wei: > > > > > /** > > > > > > + * Reset an ethernet device when it's not working. One scenario > > > > > > + is, after PF > > > > > > + * port is down and up, the related VF port should be reset. > > > > > > + * The API will stop the port, clear the rx/tx queues, re-setup > > > > > > + the rx/tx > > > > > > + * queues, restart the port. > > > > > > > > > > s/The API/This function/ > > > > > > > > > > Please explain exactly the responsibility of this function, and how > > > > > it is different from calling stop/configure/start. > > > > > > > > In this reset feature, reset function can do the calling > > > > stop/configure/start process, but also It can also do some restore > > > > work for the port, for example, it can restore the added parameters of > > > vlan, mac_addrs, promisc_unicast_enabled falg and > > > promisc_multicast_enabled flag. > > Ok, but why start/stop can't do these things?
Please could you try to answer this question? We cannot accept v7 if there are some doubts remaining.
