APPLIED: [PATCH 0/3][j/l/m linux-azure] Azure: Deprecate Netvsc and implement MANA direct

[Tim Gardner]

On 11/28/23 1:16 PM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2045069
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> SRU Justification
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> [Impact]
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> Microsoft has asked for the inclusion of 3 patches that deprecate the use of netvsc in favor of MANA direct.
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> hv_netvsc: Mark VF as slave before exposing it to user-mode:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/drivers/net/hyperv?id=c807d6cd089d2f4951baa838081ec5ae3e2360f8
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> hv_netvsc: Fix race of register_netdevice_notifier and VF register:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/drivers/net/hyperv?id=85520856466ed6bc3b1ccb013cddac70ceb437db
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> hv_netvsc: fix race of netvsc and VF register_netdevice:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/drivers/net/hyperv?id=d30fb712e52964f2cf9a9c14cf67078394044837
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> [Test Plan]
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> Microsoft tested
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> [Regression potential]
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> User space that relies on netvsc will likely fail
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> [Other Info]
> 
> SF: #00374570
> 
Applied to j/l/m linux-azure:master-next. Thanks.

-rtg
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc