From: Vladislav Zolotarov <vladz@cloudius-systems.com>
To: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] ixgbe: Drop flow control frames from VFs
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:24:11 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAOYyTHY6hAjcd7z678Mz-mBQ27gRw=VhLS-gnxQ4puxsWnNytg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F35DEAC7BCE34641BA9FAC6BCA4A12E70A91C5F9@SHSMSX104.ccr.corp.intel.com>
On Oct 23, 2015 9:02 AM, "Zhang, Helin" <helin.zhang@intel.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lu, Wenzhuo
> > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 1:52 PM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: Zhang, Helin; Lu, Wenzhuo
> > Subject: [PATCH v4] ixgbe: Drop flow control frames from VFs
> >
> > This patch will drop flow control frames from being transmitted from
VSIs.
> > With this patch in place a malicious VF cannot send flow control or PFC
packets
> > out on the wire.
The whole idea of this (and similar i40e patches sent before) is really
confusing.
If u want to disable FC feature for VFs then go and disable the feature.
Why keep (not malicious) user think that he/she has enabled the feature
while u silently block it?
> >
> > V2:
> > Reword the comments.
> >
> > V3:
> > Move the check of set_ethertype_anti_spoofing to the top of the
function, to
> > avoid occupying an ethertype_filter entity without using it.
> >
> > V4:
> > Remove the useless braces and return.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang@intel.com>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-23 6:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-10 2:56 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: workaround for Security issue in SR-IOV mode Wenzhuo Lu
2015-10-22 7:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] ixgbe: Drop flow control frames from VFs Wenzhuo Lu
2015-10-23 2:49 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-23 3:26 ` Lu, Wenzhuo
2015-10-23 5:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] " Wenzhuo Lu
2015-10-23 6:02 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-23 6:24 ` Vladislav Zolotarov [this message]
2015-10-23 6:30 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-23 6:57 ` Vladislav Zolotarov
2015-10-23 7:14 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-23 8:27 ` Vlad Zolotarov
2015-10-23 8:32 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-23 9:00 ` Vlad Zolotarov
2015-10-26 0:47 ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-28 16:42 ` Thomas Monjalon
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