Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] net/iavf: remove auto reconfig devarg

On Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 12:57:34PM +0000, Ciara Loftus wrote:
> The `auto_reconfig` devarg controlled whether the promiscuous and
> all-multicast states were restored after a VF reset. Remove it and always
> restore those states after a reset, for two reasons.
> 
> First, a VF almost always wants those states restored after a reset. For
> the rare cases where a different post-reset state is wanted, a post-reset
> callback can be registered and used to adjust the state once the
> reset completes.
> 
> Second, the devarg was inconsistent: it only affected promiscuous and
> all-multicast, while MAC addresses, the multicast address list, VLAN
> configuration and RSS were restored regardless of its value. The "reconfig"
> name was also ambiguous, potentially suggesting it governed all settings
> when it did not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <[email protected]>
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Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]>