On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:13:36 +0000 Long Li <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > We do need it because of the problems with vdev_netvsc. > > The issue is that vdev_netvsc tries to setup failsafe on all netvsc devices > > it sees, > > and it determines which ones are used by OS based on somewhat fragile OS > > probes with netlink. > > > > I would recommend getting rid of vdev_netvsc, or make the the auto scanning > > there something that has to be forced by devargs. > > But that really is up to the netvsc maintainers. > > Hi Morten, > > Can you use --vdev=net_vdev_netvsc,ignore=1? The ignore devarg is already > supported by the vdev_netvsc PMD — when set, the probe function skips all > netvsc interface discovery and returns early. > > Long The issue is the CI runs on github (Azure) and therefore vdev_netvsc triggers. Too much of a nuisance to change every test. The vdev_netvsc hack should be opt-in not opt-out
