Re: [PATCH net-next] sysfs: add entry to indicate network interfaceswith random MAC address

From: Stefan Assmann
Date: Fri Jul 23 2010 - 04:08:56 EST


On 23.07.2010 02:26, Casey Leedom wrote:
>
> Or you simply don't have the VF Driver loaded in the "Domain 0" Control OS. When we install the cxgb4 PF Driver with "num_vf=..." this enables the PCI-E SR-IOV Capabilities within the various PFs and the corresponding VF PCI Devices are instantiated and discovered by the Domain 0 Linux OS. But without a cxgb4vf VF Driver loaded, those devices just sit there  available for "Device Assignment" to VMs.
>

Just out of curiosity, how do you prevent the VF driver from getting
loaded in the host? Except from blacklisting it.

Stefan
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