When using a VDPA device, it is important to ensure that the MAC address is correctly set.Here we add Add a new parameter to enable this check. There are only three acceptable situations for MAC setup; any other configuration will fail to boot.
The usage is: .... -netdev type=vhost-vdpa,vhostdev=/dev/vhost-vdpa-0,id=vhost-vdpa0,macstrickcheck=true\ -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=vhost-vdpa0\ .... tested by ConnectX-6 Dx device change in v3 1. add a new parameter to enable the check and keep the old behavior 2. adjust the comment and make it more clear Cindy Lu (4): vhost_vdpa : Add a new parameter to enable check mac address virtio_net: Add the check for vdpa's mac address virtio_net: Add the 2rd acceptable situation for Mac setup. virtio_net: Add the 3rd acceptable situation for Mac setup. hw/net/virtio-net.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- include/net/net.h | 1 + net/vhost-vdpa.c | 4 +++ qapi/net.json | 5 ++++ 4 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.45.0
