Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v5 3/4] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use VF datapath when available

From: Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:55:04 +0200

Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 08:47:06PM CEST, [email-masked] wrote:
>On 4/9/2018 1:07 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Sat, Apr 07, 2018 at 12:59:14AM CEST, [email-masked] wrote:
>> > On 4/6/2018 5:48 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> > > Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 11:08:22PM CEST, [email-masked] wrote:
>> [...]
>> 
>> > > > +static int virtnet_bypass_join_child(struct net_device *bypass_netdev,
>> > > > +				     struct net_device *child_netdev)
>> > > > +{
>> > > > +	struct virtnet_bypass_info *vbi;
>> > > > +	bool backup;
>> > > > +
>> > > > +	vbi = netdev_priv(bypass_netdev);
>> > > > +	backup = (child_netdev->dev.parent == bypass_netdev->dev.parent);
>> > > > +	if (backup ? rtnl_dereference(vbi->backup_netdev) :
>> > > > +			rtnl_dereference(vbi->active_netdev)) {
>> > > > +		netdev_info(bypass_netdev,
>> > > > +			    "%s attempting to join bypass dev when %s already present\n",
>> > > > +			    child_netdev->name, backup ? "backup" : "active");
>> > > Bypass module should check if there is already some other netdev
>> > > enslaved and refuse right there.
>> > This will work for virtio-net with 3 netdev model, but this check has to be done by netvsc
>> > as its bypass_netdev is same as the backup_netdev.
>> > Will add a flag while registering with the bypass module to indicate if the driver is doing
>> > a 2 netdev or 3 netdev model and based on that flag this check can be done in bypass module
>> > for 3 netdev scenario.
>> Just let me undestand it clearly. What I expect the difference would be
>> between 2netdev and3 netdev model is this:
>> 2netdev:
>>    bypass_master
>>       /
>>      /
>> VF_slave
>> 
>> 3netdev:
>>    bypass_master
>>       /     \
>>      /       \
>> VF_slave   backup_slave
>> 
>> Is that correct? If not, how does it look like?
>> 
>> 
>Looks correct.
>VF_slave and backup_slave are the original netdevs and are present in both the models.
>In the 3 netdev model, bypass_master netdev is created and VF_slave and backup_slave are
>marked as the 2 slaves of this new netdev.

You say it looks correct and in another sentence you provide completely
different description. Could you please look again?

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