On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 11:20:41PM +0000, Duyck, Alexander H wrote: > I don't see this so much as a security problem per-se. It all depends > on the hardware setup. If I recall correctly, there are devices where > the PF function doesn't really do much other than act as a bit more > heavy-weight VF, and the actual logic is handled by a firmware engine > on the device. Can you cite an example? While those surely could exist in theory, I can't think of a practical example. Maybe we can start with the practical use case for this patch. That is what device is this intended for?
