netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous control

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Date:	Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:43:39 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>,
	"vyasevic@...hat.com" <vyasevic@...hat.com>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"Choi, Sy Jong" <sy.jong.choi@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
	Hayato Momma <h-momma@...jp.nec.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous control

On Wed, 2015-04-08 at 05:37 +0000, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
> 
> Add netlink directives and ndo entry to allow VF multicast promiscuous
> mode.
> 
> This controls the permission to enter VF multicast promiscuous mode.
> The administrator will dedicatedly allow multicast promiscuous per VF.
> 
> When the VF is under multicast promiscuous mode, all multicast packets
> are
> sent to the VF.
> 
> Don't allow VF multicast promiscuous if the VM isn't 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(-)

I will add this to my queue, thanks Hiroshi.

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