net/i40e: change version number to support Linux VF

[dpdk.git] / drivers / net / i40e / i40e_pf.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
index 263e843..25f2fc9 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
@@ -279,8 +279,15 @@ i40e_pf_host_process_cmd_version(struct i40e_pf_vf *vf, bool b_op)
 {
        struct i40e_virtchnl_version_info info;
 
-       info.major = I40E_DPDK_VERSION_MAJOR;
-       info.minor = I40E_DPDK_VERSION_MINOR;
+       /* Respond like a Linux PF host in order to support both DPDK VF and
+        * Linux VF driver. The expense is original DPDK host specific feature
+        * like CFG_VLAN_PVID and CONFIG_VSI_QUEUES_EXT will not available.
+        *
+        * DPDK VF also can't identify host driver by version number returned.
+        * It always assume talking with Linux PF.
+        */
+       info.major = I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR;
+       info.minor = I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR_NO_VF_CAPS;
 
        if (b_op)
                i40e_pf_host_send_msg_to_vf(vf, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_VERSION,