net: hns3: Remove the function of vf check mac address

driver inclusion
category: feature
bugzilla: NA
CVE: NA

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This patch is used to remove the function of vf check mac address
Signed-off-by: NShengzui You <youshengzui@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: NWeiwei Deng <dengweiwei@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: NZhaohui Zhong <zhongzhaohui@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: NJunxing Chen <chenjunxin1@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: NZhong Zhaohui <zhongzhaohui@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: NYang Yingliang <yangyingliang@huawei.com>

drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c

@@ -8057,36 +8057,6 @@ static int hclge_get_mac_ethertype_cmd_status(struct hclge_dev *hdev,
 	return return_status;
 }
 
-static bool hclge_check_vf_mac_exist(struct hclge_vport *vport, int vf_idx,
-				     u8 *mac_addr)
-{
-	struct hclge_mac_vlan_tbl_entry_cmd req;
-	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
-	struct hclge_desc desc;
-	u16 egress_port = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(mac_addr))
-		return false;
-
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	hnae3_set_field(egress_port, HCLGE_MAC_EPORT_VFID_M,
-			HCLGE_MAC_EPORT_VFID_S, vport->vport_id);
-	req.egress_port = cpu_to_le16(egress_port);
-	hclge_prepare_mac_addr(&req, mac_addr, false);
-
-	if (hclge_lookup_mac_vlan_tbl(vport, &req, &desc, false) != -ENOENT)
-		return true;
-
-	vf_idx += HCLGE_VF_VPORT_START_NUM;
-	for (i = hdev->num_vmdq_vport + 1; i < hdev->num_alloc_vport; i++)
-		if (i != vf_idx &&
-		    ether_addr_equal(mac_addr, hdev->vport[i].vf_info.mac))
-			return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int hclge_set_vf_mac(struct hnae3_handle *handle, int vf,
 			    u8 *mac_addr)
 {
@@ -8104,18 +8074,14 @@ static int hclge_set_vf_mac(struct hnae3_handle *handle, int vf,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (hclge_check_vf_mac_exist(vport, vf, mac_addr)) {
-		dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev, "Specified MAC(=%pM) exists!\n",
-			mac_addr);
-		return -EEXIST;
-	}
-
 	ether_addr_copy(vport->vf_info.mac, mac_addr);
 	dev_info(&hdev->pdev->dev,
 		 "MAC of VF %d has been set to %pM, and it will be reinitialized!\n",
 		 vf, mac_addr);
-
+	if (test_bit(HCLGE_VPORT_STATE_ALIVE, &vport->state))
 		return hclge_inform_reset_assert_to_vf(vport);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int hclge_add_mgr_tbl(struct hclge_dev *hdev,