netdev - Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] if_link: Add control trust VF

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:23:42 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	"nhorman@...hat.com" <nhorman@...hat.com>,
	"jogreene@...hat.com" <jogreene@...hat.com>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Choi, Sy Jong" <sy.jong.choi@...el.com>,
	Rony Efraim <ronye@...lanox.com>,
	Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>,
	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] if_link: Add control trust VF

On Wed, 2015-06-17 at 11:41 +0000, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
> 
> Add netlink directives and ndo entry to trust VF user.
> 
> This controls the special permission of VF user.
> The administrator will dedicatedly trust VF user to use some features
> which impacts security and/or performance.
> 
> The administrator never turn it on unless VF user is fully trusted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
> Reviewed-by: Hayato Momma <h-momma@...jp.nec.com>
> CC: Choi, Sy Jong <sy.jong.choi@...el.com>
> ---
> include/linux/if_link.h      |  1 +
>  include/linux/netdevice.h    |  3 +++
>  include/uapi/linux/if_link.h |  6 ++++++
>  net/core/rtnetlink.c         | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Thanks Hiroshi, if there are no comments for change, I will get this
series applied to my next-queue for testing.

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