From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga03.intel.com (mga03.intel.com [134.134.136.65]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CEE2FACF for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2016 05:48:16 +0100 (CET) Received: from orsmga002.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.21]) by orsmga103.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 19 Dec 2016 20:48:15 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.33,377,1477983600"; d="scan'208";a="20549616" Received: from fmsmsx103.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.18.124.201]) by orsmga002.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 19 Dec 2016 20:48:14 -0800 Received: from fmsmsx154.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.116.70) by FMSMSX103.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.124.201) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:48:14 -0800 Received: from shsmsx103.ccr.corp.intel.com (10.239.4.69) by FMSMSX154.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.116.70) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:48:14 -0800 Received: from shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.2.54]) by SHSMSX103.ccr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.4.11]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:48:12 +0800 From: "Chen, Jing D" To: Vincent JARDIN , Thomas Monjalon CC: "dev@dpdk.org" , "Yigit, Ferruh" , "Wu, Jingjing" , "Zhang, Helin" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel VF on i40e Thread-Index: AQHSV9weDy4lt4qYsUyBxFaIoahiUaEO5YcA///aEoCAAIpJAP//fLqAgAGBf8A= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 04:48:11 +0000 Message-ID: <4341B239C0EFF9468EE453F9E9F4604D3C5B8BD7@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> References: <20161216143919.4909-1-ferruh.yigit@intel.com> <5846f66b-9a83-faa6-3de1-c7ae12236201@6wind.com> <4341B239C0EFF9468EE453F9E9F4604D3C5B7FE2@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> <7801511.7yxptAly8J@xps13> <4341B239C0EFF9468EE453F9E9F4604D3C5B8459@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> <42c7689f-a827-aa3c-777b-cfc78107d63e@6wind.com> In-Reply-To: <42c7689f-a827-aa3c-777b-cfc78107d63e@6wind.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.239.127.40] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel VF on i40e X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 04:48:17 -0000 Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent JARDIN [mailto:vincent.jardin@6wind.com] > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 9:46 PM > To: Chen, Jing D ; Thomas Monjalon > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Yigit, Ferruh ; Wu, Jingjing > ; Zhang, Helin > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/29] Support VFD and DPDK PF + kernel= VF on > i40e >=20 > Le 19/12/2016 =E0 14:39, Chen, Jing D a =E9crit : > > They will > > have concern why VM can have such privilege (like promisc mode). But I = need > > to check as I know there is some mechanism now to make a VM privileged. >=20 > From iproute2's man: > <-- > trust on|off - trust the specified VF user. This enables that VF user > can set a specific feature which may impact security and/or performance. > (e.g. VF multicast promiscuous mode) > --> >=20 > So yes, it is possible to get PF features upstream'd into the kernel > without having a specific PF into DPDK. That's a collaboration with another team. we'll follow-up that but not guar= antee it will happen. May I ask if my reply make it clear? Still NAC for this patch?