Re: [PATCH v2] doc: add deprecation notice for iavf devarg auto reconfig
Thomas Monjalon <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | org.dpdk.dev |
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> > The `auto_reconfig` devarg in the iavf driver is enabled by default and the > > case for ever disabling it is weak. When disabled, it means the user is > > requesting the driver not to restore settings (unicast/multicast > > promiscuous modes) when recovering from a reset. The use case where this > > might be desired is during a VF initiated reset where the user initiates > > the reset and wants the VF brought back up in an untouched state. That > > scenario can be facilitated by extending the `rte_pmd_iavf_reinit` API > > rather than relying on this devarg, so it should be safe to remove the > > devarg. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <[email protected]> > > Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]> > Acked-by: Vladimir Medvedkin <[email protected]> Acked-by: David Marchand <[email protected]> Applied, thanks.