RE: [RFC net-next 0/8] Introducing subdev bus and devlink extension

[Parav Pandit]

> From: Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 4:47 PM
> 
> On 2021/6/9 17:52, Parav Pandit wrote:
> >
> >> From: Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 5:41 PM
> >
> >>
> >> Is there any reason why VF use its own devlink instance?
> > Because devlink instance gives the ability for the VF and SF to control itself.
> > (a) device parameters (devlink dev param show)
> > (b) resources of the device
> > (c) health reporters
> > (d) reload in net ns
> >
> > There knobs (a) to (c) etc are not for the hypervisor to control. These are
> mainly for the VF/SF users to manage its own device.
> 
> Do we need to disable user from changing the net ns in a container?
It is not the role of the hw/vendor driver to disable it.
Process capabilities such as NET_ADMIN etc take care of it.