> Multiple MAC addresses are going to be used by virtual NICs. When a > virtual NIC is created, it is going to use the interface provided by > PSARC/2006/265 (multiple MAC address support) to add or reserve a MAC > address. Once an address is added/reserved by the virtual NIC, that is > the MAC address that is exposed to its clients. All DLPI operations > will be on this virtual NIC, and as such dlpi_get/set_physaddr() would > continue to work. When an address is added/reserved, the slot ID is > returned. Virtual NIC will use this ID to set a new address.
So each VNIC will have its own DLPI node and can have its MAC address manipulated through opening that node and issuing a dlpi_get_physaddr() or dlpi_set_physaddr(), correct? That seems reasonable to me. > Question is what scenario would you need for dlpi to have the NIC > return all its mac addresses? Based on the above, I'm not convinced there is a need. Thanks! -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
