On 8/8/2024 7:14 AM, Hyong Youb Kim wrote: > enic_set_mac_address() (mac_addr_add callback) currently allows only > non-zero, unicast address to be added. It is overly restrictive. > rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add() itself allows multicast addresses. And, > some applications do use rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add() to accept > multicast addresses. So, remove the unicast check in > enic_set_mac_address(). >
What is the usecase to set Multicast MAC address as device default MAC address? Also, just a reminder that we have 'rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list()' API to set multicast MAC addresses.
