It just took me one Google search and I found that VDM is being used for MCTP. Searching the datasheet for the i210 (that I'm sure I suggested you consult) discusses MCTP in section 10.7.
I can't see there is a way to turn off MCTP. Todd Fujinaka Software Application Engineer Networking Division (ND) Intel Corporation todd.fujin...@intel.com (503) 712-4565 -----Original Message----- From: shiv prakash Agarwal [mailto:chhotu.s...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 1:14 PM To: Arnd Bergmann Cc: linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org; Jason Gunthorpe; Duyck, Alexander H; Thomas Petazzoni; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fujinaka, Todd; Lucas Stach Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] ARM support for igb driver Notsure about root port, Can't it be disabled by Intel device? On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 1:26 AM, Arnd Bergmann <a...@arndb.de> wrote: > On Saturday 31 May 2014 01:05:29 shiv prakash Agarwal wrote: >> Thanks Jason, >> >> Is there a way to disable sending VDM by Intel card? >> And what is the purpose of sending type 1 VDM if it has to be >> discarded by root port anyway? > > I think you should really just disable the behavior at the root port. > Which host driver are you using (sorry if I forgot and you already > mentioned it)? > > Arnd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time is money. Stop wasting it! Get your web API in 5 minutes. www.restlet.com/download http://p.sf.net/sfu/restlet _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
