82599: SR-IOV VF indexing issue with libvirt

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Have ixgbe 3.178.3.

Somehow, libvirt cant set MAC & VLAN to correct VF channel.

Example : trying to set AC to VF 0: checked and "ip link show shown, the setting was in channel VF 21.

I bet this is some ordering issue like, but can't point exact quilty.

Everything works fine with igb v4.3.

3.8.0-19-generic

-niilo-

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As tracked this one through linux/libvirt, and the odd behavior is tied together with just ixgbe -driver, and amount of VF -channels. When channel count increases over 10, indexing failed, which been explained in question sent to libvirt mailing list :

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-October/msg00799.html [libvirt] libvirt VF indexing issue

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Want to end this track : problem is in libvirt <= version 1.1.3, which can be prepared by patching libvirt as Laine Stumb recommended.