Hi, Ferruh, > -----Original Message----- > From: Yigit, Ferruh > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 11:14 PM > To: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Chen, Jing D <jing.d.c...@intel.com> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 27/32] net/i40e: change version number to > support Linux VF > > On 12/7/2016 3:32 AM, Wenzhuo Lu wrote: > > i40e PF host only support to work with DPDK VF driver, Linux > > VF driver is not supported. This change will enhance in version > > number returned. > > > > Current version info returned won't be able to be recognized > > by Linux VF driver, change to values that both DPDK VF and Linux > > driver can recognize. > > > > The expense is original DPDK host specific feature like > > CFG_VLAN_PVID and CONFIG_VSI_QUEUES_EXT will not available. > > > > DPDK VF also can't identify host driver by version number returned. > > It always assume talking with Linux PF. > > I guess you mention from following code [1], should it be also updated > to prevent it giving wrong information:
I'd like to update it into some docs. > > [1] i40e_ethdev_vf.c > if (vf->version_major == I40E_DPDK_VERSION_MAJOR) > PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Peer is DPDK PF host"); > else if ((vf->version_major == I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) && > (vf->version_minor <= I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR)) > PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Peer is Linux PF host"); > else { > > > > > Signed-off-by: Chen Jing D(Mark) <jing.d.c...@intel.com> > > --- > > <...>