> -----Original Message----- > From: Lu, Wenzhuo > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 9:53 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Cc: Wu, Jingjing; Lu, Wenzhuo > Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] ixgbe: VF supports mailbox interruption for PF link > up/down > > In this scenario, kernel PF + DPDK VF, when PF finds the link state changes, > up -> down or down -> up, it will send a message to VF by mailbox. This link > state change may be triggered by PHY disconnection/reconnection, > configuration like *ifconfig down/up* or interface parameter, like MTU, > change. > This patch enables the support of the mailbox interruption, so VF can receive > the message of link up/down. > After VF receives this message, VF port need to be reset to recover. So the > handler of this message registers a reset callback to let APP reset the VF > port. > > Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
Acked-by: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu at intel.com>