Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH RFC] netdev-dpdk: Fix device obtain mac address when received first packet in vhost type

ovs-dev@openvswitch.org; Maxime Coquelin; cl...@arraynetworks.com.cn Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH RFC] netdev-dpdk: Fix device obtain mac address when received first packet in vhost type Hi Hailin, Hailin Chen <che...@arraynetworks.com.cn> writes: > The stp could not work on netdev-dpdk i

Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH RFC] netdev-dpdk: Fix device obtain mac address when received first packet in vhost type

Hi Hailin, Hailin Chen writes: > The stp could not work on netdev-dpdk if network is loop. > Because the stp protocol negotiates designate port by sending > BPDU packets which contains MAC address. > However the device doesn't have MAC address in vhostuser type. >

[ovs-dev] [PATCH RFC] netdev-dpdk: Fix device obtain mac address when received first packet in vhost type

The stp could not work on netdev-dpdk if network is loop. Because the stp protocol negotiates designate port by sending BPDU packets which contains MAC address. However the device doesn't have MAC address in vhostuser type. Thus, function send_bpdu_cb would not send BPDU packets. This patch will