* [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support
@ 2012-02-14 19:26 Ajit Khaparde
2012-02-14 19:37 ` David Miller
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From: Ajit Khaparde @ 2012-02-14 19:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: davem; +Cc: netdev
Adds support to configure privileges for VFs.
Thanks
-Ajit
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* Re: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support
2012-02-14 19:26 [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support Ajit Khaparde
@ 2012-02-14 19:37 ` David Miller
2012-02-21 22:05 ` Ajit.Khaparde
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From: David Miller @ 2012-02-14 19:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ajit.khaparde; +Cc: netdev
From: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@Emulex.Com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:23 -0600
> Adds support to configure privileges for VFs.
Thanks for not explaining what the hell VF privileges are nor
why we're even interested in supporting it.
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* RE: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support
2012-02-14 19:37 ` David Miller
@ 2012-02-21 22:05 ` Ajit.Khaparde
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From: Ajit.Khaparde @ 2012-02-21 22:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: davem; +Cc: netdev
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@davemloft.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:38 PM
> To: Khaparde, Ajit
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [net-next RFC v2 0/2] Patch series to add VF privilege support
>
> From: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@Emulex.Com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:23 -0600
>
> > Adds support to configure privileges for VFs.
>
> Thanks for not explaining what the hell VF privileges are nor
> why we're even interested in supporting it.
Sorry about that.
Privilege is a bit mask that defines what operations the VF is permitted.
The capabilities of the CNA can be categorized under various Privileges.
When SRIOV is enabled, while a PF will have unrestricted access to all the capabilities of the CNA,
the scope of access of a VF can be limited to the subset of the capabilities that a PF can access.
And the capabilities of a VF can be controlled by these privileges.
Sorry for the delay. I was out of action for a while.
Thanks
-Ajt
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