From: Simon Horman <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:21:04 +0200
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:17:07PM -0700, Felix Manlunas wrote: >> From: Veerasenareddy Burru <[email protected]> >> >> The LiquidIO adapter has processor cores that can run Linux. This patch >> set adds support to create a virtual Ethernet interface on host to >> communicate with applications running on Linux in the LiquidIO adapter. >> The virtual Ethernet interface also provides login access to Linux on >> LiquidIO through ssh for management and debugging. > > As per the somewhat more detailed feedback provided by my colleague Jakub > Kicinski to v1 of this patchset[1] I am concerned that this patchset breaks > down > the long standing practice of not granting direct access to firmware from > userspace. > > [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg444929.html Agreed, I've seen no attempt to address this important feedback, which I agree with.
