netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] ice: track malicious VFs in new ice_mbx_vf

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Message-ID: <20230314134357.GH36557@unreal>
Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:43:57 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
        Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com>,
        Marek Szlosek <marek.szlosek@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] ice: track malicious VFs in new
 ice_mbx_vf_info structure

On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:21:12AM -0700, Tony Nguyen wrote:
> From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> 
> Currently the PF tracks malicious VFs in a malvfs bitmap which is used by
> the ice_mbx_clear_malvf and ice_mbx_report_malvf functions. This bitmap is
> used to ensure that we only report a VF as malicious once rather than
> continuously spamming the event log.

I would say that idea that VF is allowed to spam PF is very questionable.
Even with overflow logic.

Thanks