netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 3/4] pci: Determine actual VPD size on first access

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Message-ID: <197F6532-FC5E-4D72-976D-4207BAD8D83E@intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:59:57 +0000
From:	"Rustad, Mark D" <mark.d.rustad@...el.com>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
CC:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
	Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@...abs.ru>,
	"Bjorn Helgaas" <helgaas@...nel.org>,
	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Babu Moger <babu.moger@...cle.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"santosh@...lsio.com" <santosh@...lsio.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 3/4] pci: Determine actual VPD size on first access

Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:

> We may want some kind of "strict" vs. "relaxed" model here to
> differenciate the desktop user wanting to give a function to his/her
> windows partition and doesn't care about strict isolation vs. the cloud
> data center.

I don't think desktop users appreciate hangs any more than anyone else, and  
that is one of the symptoms that can arise here without the vfio  
coordination.

--
Mark Rustad, Networking Division, Intel Corporation

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