[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ixgbe: Allow setting zero MAC address for VF

[Bowers, AndrewX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces at lists.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Tony Nguyen
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 1:35 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ixgbe: Allow setting zero MAC address for
> VF
> 
> Currently, there is no logic that allows a VF's MAC address to be removed
> from the RAR table.
> 
> Allow the user to specify a zero MAC address in order to clear the VF's MAC
> address from the RAR table.  This functionality is also utilized by libvirt when
> removing VFs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++--
> -------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers at intel.com>