From e2a04a4d16e1247f3a1afb8b010fcd562c1372b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Sch <sebassch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2023 15:09:13 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] skip mlx firmware config if the PF is on externallyCreated

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Sch <sebassch@gmail.com>
---
 pkg/plugins/mellanox/mellanox_plugin.go | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkg/plugins/mellanox/mellanox_plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/mellanox/mellanox_plugin.go
index f6b8ab185..ddf168ad7 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/mellanox/mellanox_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/mellanox/mellanox_plugin.go
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ func (p *MellanoxPlugin) OnNodeStateChange(new *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodeS
 	}
 
 	for _, ifaceSpec := range mellanoxNicsSpec {
+		// skip configuration for the MLX firmware if externallyCreated is true
+		if ifaceSpec.ExternallyCreated {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		pciPrefix := getPciAddressPrefix(ifaceSpec.PciAddress)
 		// skip processed nics, help not running the same logic 2 times for dual port NICs
 		if _, ok := processedNics[pciPrefix]; ok {