Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:49:05 -0400 (EDT) | Subject | Re: [V6 PATCH] virtio-net: send gratuitous packets when needed | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:44:28 +0800
> As hypervior does not have the knowledge of guest network configuration, it's > better to ask guest to send gratuitous packets when needed. > > Guest tests VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE bit during config change interrupt and when it > is set, a workqueue is scheduled to send gratuitous packet through > NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS. This feature is negotiated through bit > VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE. ... > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Michael and others, what's the story with this patch?
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