Leon Romanovsky wrote: > On Wed, Jun 05, 2024 at 09:56:14PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > > Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > <...> > > > So my questions to try to understand the specific sticking points more > > are: > > > > 1/ Can you think of a Command Effect that the device could enumerate to > > address the specific shenanigan's that netdev is worried about? In other > > words if every command a device enables has the stated effect of > > "Configuration Change after Reset" does that cut out a significant > > portion of the concern? > > It will prevent SR-IOV devices (or more accurate their VFs) > to be configured through the fwctl, as they are destroyed in HW > during reboot. Right, but between zero configurability and losing live SR-IOV configurabilitiy is there still value? Note, this is just a thought experiment on what if any Command Effects Linux can comfortably tolerate vs those that start to be more spicy and dip into removing stimulus / focus on the commons, or otherwise injuring collaboration.
