Re: [PATCH iwl-next v5] ice: Add automatic VF reset on Tx MDD events

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 04:04:51PM +0200, Marcin Szycik wrote:
> In cases when VF sends malformed packets that are classified as malicious,
> it can cause Tx queue to freeze as a result of Malicious Driver Detection
> event. Such malformed packets can appear as a result of a faulty userspace
> app running on VF. This frozen queue can be stuck for several minutes being
> unusable.
> 
> User might prefer to immediately bring the VF back to operational state
> after such event, which can be done by automatically resetting the VF which
> caused MDD. This is already implemented for Rx events (mdd-auto-reset-vf
> flag private flag needs to be set).
> 
> Extend the VF auto reset to also cover Tx MDD events. When any MDD event
> occurs on VF (Tx or Rx) and the mdd-auto-reset-vf private flag is set,
> perform a graceful VF reset to quickly bring it back to operational state.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
> Co-developed-by: Liang-Min Wang <liang-min.wang@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Liang-Min Wang <liang-min.wang@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Marcin Szycik <marcin.szycik@linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>