netdev - RE: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support

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Message-ID: <49395329523DD64492581B505F80C86D5BDCF681FF@EXMAIL.ad.emulex.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:05:35 -0800
From:	<Ajit.Khaparde@...lex.Com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:38 PM
> To: Khaparde, Ajit
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support
> 
> From: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...lex.Com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:23 -0600
> 
> > Adds support to configure privileges for VFs.
> 
> Thanks for not explaining what the hell VF privileges are nor
> why we're even interested in supporting it.

Sorry about that.

Privilege is a bit mask that defines what operations the VF is permitted.
The capabilities of the CNA can be categorized under various Privileges.
When SRIOV is enabled, while a PF will have unrestricted access to all the capabilities of the CNA,
the scope of access of a VF can be limited to the subset of the capabilities that a PF can access.
And the capabilities of a VF can be controlled by these privileges.

Sorry for the delay. I was out of action for a while.

Thanks
-Ajt
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