Re: [PATCH V3 net 1/1] smc: switch to usage of IB_PD_UNSAFE_GLOBAL_RKEY

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From: Ursula Braun <ubraun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 17:33:37 +0200

> Currently, SMC enables remote access to physical memory when a user
> has successfully configured and established an SMC-connection until ten
> minutes after the last SMC connection is closed. Because this is considered
> a security risk, drivers are supposed to use IB_PD_UNSAFE_GLOBAL_RKEY in
> such a case.
> 
> This patch changes the current SMC code to use IB_PD_UNSAFE_GLOBAL_RKEY.
> This improves user awareness, but does not remove the security risk itself.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ursula Braun <ubraun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied.
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