netdev - Re: [iproute2 PATCH] iplink: Support VF Trust

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Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:54:23 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
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	"Linux Netdev List" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Choi, Sy Jong" <sy.jong.choi@...el.com>,
	Rony Efraim <ronye@...lanox.com>,
	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [iproute2 PATCH] iplink: Support VF Trust

On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:06:32 +0000
Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com> wrote:

> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
> 
> Add IFLA_VF_TRUST message to trust the VF.
> PF can accept some privileged operation from the trusted VF.
> For example, ixgbe PF doesn't allow to enable VF promiscuous mode until
> the VF is trusted because it may hurt performance.
> 
> To trust VF.
>  # ip link set dev eth0 vf 1 trust on
> 
> To untrust VF.
>  # ip link set dev eth0 vf 1 trust off
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>

I am waiting until this is accepted into kernel before merging it into iproute2.

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