Re: [PATCH] net: Cavium: Bug fix: MAC address setting in shutdown state

2015-06-21 Thread David Miller
From: Pavel Fedin Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:35:14 +0300 > This bug pops up with NetworkManager on Fedora 21. NetworkManager tends to > stop the interface (nicvf_stop() is called) before changing settings. In > stopped state MAC cannot be sent to a PF. However, when the interface is > restarted (n

[PATCH] net: Cavium: Bug fix: MAC address setting in shutdown state

2015-06-17 Thread Pavel Fedin
This bug pops up with NetworkManager on Fedora 21. NetworkManager tends to stop the interface (nicvf_stop() is called) before changing settings. In stopped state MAC cannot be sent to a PF. However, when the interface is restarted (nicvf_open() is called), we ping the PF using NIC_MBOX_MSG_READY me