Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-27 Thread Alexander Duyck
On 01/27/2015 04:53 AM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: >>> On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: >>>>> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast >>>>> promiscuous mode control >>>>>> "Skidmore, Donald C&q

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-27 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> > On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: > > >> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast > > >> promiscuous mode control > > >>> "Skidmore, Donald C" writes: > > >>> > > >>>&

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-27 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by default) we

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-27 Thread Alexander Duyck
On 01/27/2015 04:53 AM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-23 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
Jong; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; David Laight; Hayato Momma > Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: > >> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast > &

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-23 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
; David Laight; Hayato Momma Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Alexander Duyck
On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: >> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous >> mode control >>> "Skidmore, Donald C" writes: >>> >>>> My hang up is more related to: without the nob to e

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
el@vger.kernel.org; > Hayato Momma > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast > > promiscuous mode control > > > > > > "Skid

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > > "Skidmore, Donald C" writes: > > > > > My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by > > > default) we are

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
rnel.org; > Hayato Momma > Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > "Skidmore, Donald C" writes: > > > My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by > > default) we are letting

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Bjørn Mork
"Skidmore, Donald C" writes: > My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by > default) we are letting one VF dictate policy for all the other VFs > and the PF. If one VF needs to be in promiscuous multicast so is > everyone else. Their stacks now needs to deal with all

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
el@vger.kernel.org; Hayato Momma > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > From: Skidmore, Donald C > > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > > > > My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast >

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Thu, 2015-01-22 at 09:50 +, David Laight wrote: > From: Skidmore, Donald C > > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > > > > My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast > promiscuous mode > > > can cause. > > > > > I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, > and the >

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread David Laight
From: Skidmore, Donald C > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > > > My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode > > can cause. > > > > I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the > > > > current ixgbe/ixgbevf can turn all bits on from VM. That is

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread David Laight
From: Skidmore, Donald C From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can cause. I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the current ixgbe/ixgbevf can turn all bits on from VM. That is almost same as

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Thu, 2015-01-22 at 09:50 +, David Laight wrote: From: Skidmore, Donald C From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can cause. I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the current

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by default) we are letting one VF dictate policy for all the other VFs

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by default) we are letting one VF dictate policy for all the other VFs

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
; Hayato Momma Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Bjørn Mork
Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by default) we are letting one VF dictate policy for all the other VFs and the PF. If one VF needs to be in promiscuous multicast so is everyone else. Their stacks now

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
Momma Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control From: Skidmore, Donald C From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can cause. I think there is the 4k entries to filter

Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-22 Thread Alexander Duyck
On 01/22/2015 04:32 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote: Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Skidmore, Donald C donald.c.skidm...@intel.com writes: My hang up is more related to: without the nob to enable it (off by default) we are letting one

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
el@vger.kernel.org; Hayato Momma > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast > > promiscuous mode control > > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can > > cause. > > I think there is the 4k entri

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread David Laight
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can > cause. > I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the current > ixgbe/ixgbevf > can turn all bits on from VM. That is almost same as enabling multicast > promiscuous

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto [mailto:h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5:07 PM > > To: Skidmore

Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Bjørn Mork
Hiroshi Shimamoto writes: >> Why can't the ixgbevf driver just automatically signal the ixgbe driver >> to enable multicast promiscuous mode whenever the list grows past the >> limit? > > I had submitted a patch to change ixgbe and ixgbevf driver for this issue. >

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
; Hayato Momma Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control -Original Message- From: Hiroshi Shimamoto [mailto:h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5:07 PM To: Skidmore, Donald C; Bjørn Mork Cc: e1000-de

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread David Laight
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can cause. I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the current ixgbe/ixgbevf can turn all bits on from VM. That is almost same as enabling multicast promiscuous mode.

Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Bjørn Mork
Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com writes: Why can't the ixgbevf driver just automatically signal the ixgbe driver to enable multicast promiscuous mode whenever the list grows past the limit? I had submitted a patch to change ixgbe and ixgbevf driver for this issue.

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-21 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control From: Hiroshi Shimamoto My concern is what is the real issue that VF multicast promiscuous mode can cause. I think there is the 4k entries to filter multicast address, and the current ixgbe

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
.org; Hayato Momma > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast > > promiscuous mode control > > > > > > > > > -Or

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto [mailto:h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:40 PM &g

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
; Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous > mode control > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode > > control > > > > Hiroshi Shimamoto writes: > > > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamo

RE: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control > > Hiroshi Shimamoto writes: > > > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > > > Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous > > mode. > > > > I

RE: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread David Laight
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. > > Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses > per VF. It means that we cannot assign over 30 IPv6 addresses to a single > VF

Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Bjørn Mork
Hiroshi Shimamoto writes: > From: Hiroshi Shimamoto > > Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. > > Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses > per VF. It means that we cannot assign over 30 IPv6 addresses to a single > VF

[PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses per VF. It means that we cannot assign over 30 IPv6 addresses to a single VF interface on VM. We want thousands IPv6

Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Bjørn Mork
Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com writes: From: Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses per VF. It means that we cannot

RE: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread David Laight
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto From: Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses per VF. It means that we cannot assign over 30 IPv6 addresses

[PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. Intel ixgbe and ixgbevf driver can handle only 30 multicast MAC addresses per VF. It means that we cannot assign over 30 IPv6 addresses to a single VF interface on VM.

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com writes: From: Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com Add netlink directives and ndo entry

RE: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com writes: From: Hiroshi Shimamoto h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com Add netlink directives and ndo entry to control VF multicast promiscuous mode. Intel ixgbe

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Hiroshi Shimamoto
Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control -Original Message- From: Hiroshi Shimamoto [mailto:h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:40 PM To: Bjørn Mork Cc: e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net; net

RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control

2015-01-20 Thread Skidmore, Donald C
: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] [PATCH 1/2] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous mode control -Original Message- From: Hiroshi Shimamoto [mailto:h-shimam...@ct.jp.nec.com] Sent: Tuesday