[Intel-wired-lan] [V3: next PATCH S22 03/12] i40e: properly delete VF MAC filters

[Bowers, AndrewX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces at lists.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Deepthi Kavalur
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 11:34 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [V3: next PATCH S22 03/12] i40e: properly delete
> VF MAC filters
> 
> From: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams at intel.com>
> 
> The virtual channel interface was using incorrect semantics to remove MAC
> addresses, which would leave incorrect filters active when using VLANs. To
> correct this, add a new function that unconditionally removes MAC
> addresses from all VLANs, and call this function when the VF requests a MAC
> filter removal.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams at intel.com>
> Change-ID: I69826908ae4f6c847f5bf9b32f11faa760189c74
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h             |  2 ++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c        | 36
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c |  8 +++--
>  3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers at intel.com>
Patch code changes correctly applied, able to correctly remove VF MAC filter