netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] vduse: add support for networking devices

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Message-ID: <20230810142949.074c9430@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:29:49 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@...hat.com>, xieyongji@...edance.com,
 jasowang@...hat.com, david.marchand@...hat.com, lulu@...hat.com,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, eperezma@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] vduse: add support for networking devices

On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:04:27 -0400 Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Another question is that with this userspace can inject
> packets directly into net stack. Should we check CAP_NET_ADMIN
> or such?

Directly into the stack? I thought VDUSE is vDPA in user space,
meaning to get to the kernel the packet has to first go thru 
a virtio-net instance.

Or you mean directly into the network?