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Message-ID: <20230810174021-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:42:11 -0400
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@...hat.com>,
        xieyongji@...edance.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        david.marchand@...hat.com, lulu@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, eperezma@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] vduse: add support for networking devices

On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 02:29:49PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:04:27 -0400 Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Another question is that with this userspace can inject
> > packets directly into net stack. Should we check CAP_NET_ADMIN
> > or such?
> 
> Directly into the stack? I thought VDUSE is vDPA in user space,
> meaning to get to the kernel the packet has to first go thru 
> a virtio-net instance.

yes. is that a sufficient filter in your opinion?

> Or you mean directly into the network?

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