@@ -532,12 +532,13 @@ static int netvsc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net, bool xdp_tx)
u32 hash;
struct hv_page_buffer pb[MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_COUNT];
- /* if VF is present and up then redirect packets
- * already called with rcu_read_lock_bh
+ /* If VF is present and up then redirect packets to it.
+ * Skip the VF if it is marked down or has no carrier.
+ * If netpoll is in uses, then VF can not be used either.
*/
vf_netdev = rcu_dereference_bh(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev);
if (vf_netdev && netif_running(vf_netdev) &&
- !netpoll_tx_running(net))
+ netif_carrier_ok(vf_netdev) && !netpoll_tx_running(net))
return netvsc_vf_xmit(net, vf_netdev, skb);
/* We will atmost need two pages to describe the rndis