ixgbe/base: set VF MAC address only when acked by PF

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_16_04.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
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@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ Drivers
   Fixed an incorrect device MTU being set due to ethernet header and
   CRC lengths being added twice.
 
+* **ixgbe: Fixed zeroed VF mac address.**
+
+  Resolved an issue where VF mac address is zeroed out in cases where the VF
+  driver is loaded while the PF interface is down.
+  The solution is to only set it when we get an ACK from the PF.
+
 * **aesni_mb: Fixed wrong return value when creating a device.**
 
   cryptodev_aesni_mb_init() was returning the device id of the device created,