>From: Fischer, Anna [mailto:anna.fisc...@hp.com] >Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 10:59 AM
[snip] >Thanks for the clarification. So in SRIOV mode, the PF is still supposed >to be active as a network device in the same way as in non-SRIOV mode? So >basically, in SRIOV mode I would have x VFs and 1 PF and all can be used >a full network interfaces, e.g. all could have their own IP addresses? Or >does the PF functionality change once SRIOV is enabled? For some devices, >the PF is only responsible for resource management once SRIOV is enabled. > No, for our devices the PF continues to be a fully-functional network interface. The projected usage model is that the PF is by the host (Dom0 or whatever) and the VFs get assigned to VMs as necessary. Obviously, you don't have to use the PF for traffic, but the interface still needs to be up so it can get interrupts and thus service the VFs. -Mitch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel
