Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous control

From: Jeff Kirsher
Date: Wed Apr 08 2015 - 16:43:59 EST


On Wed, 2015-04-08 at 05:37 +0000, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add netlink directives and ndo entry to allow VF multicast promiscuous
> mode.
>
> This controls the permission to enter VF multicast promiscuous mode.
> The administrator will dedicatedly allow multicast promiscuous per VF.
>
> When the VF is under multicast promiscuous mode, all multicast packets
> are
> sent to the VF.
>
> Don't allow VF multicast promiscuous if the VM isn't fully trusted.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Hayato Momma <h-momma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Choi, Sy Jong <sy.jong.choi@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/if_link.h | 1 +
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 +++
> include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 6 ++++++
> net/core/rtnetlink.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
> 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

I will add this to my queue, thanks Hiroshi.

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