netdev - Re: [net-next 0/9][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2015-04-11

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Date:	Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:47:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	stephen@...workplumber.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com, jogreene@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next 0/9][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates
 2015-04-11

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:07:47 -0700

> This series contains updates to iflink, ixgbe and ixgbevf.
> 
> The entire set of changes come from Vlad Zolotarov to ultimately add
> the ethtool ops to VF driver to allow querying the RSS indirection table
> and RSS random key.
> 
> Currently we support only 82599 and x540 devices.  On those devices, VFs
> share the RSS redirection table and hash key with a PF.  Letting the VF
> query this information may introduce some security risks, therefore this
> feature will be disabled by default.
> 
> The new netdev op allows a system administrator to change the default
> behaviour with "ip link set" command.  The relevant iproute2 patch has
> already been sent and awaits for this series upstream.

Pulled, thanks Jeff.
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